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GEORGETOWN CAMPUS MINISTRY

Dahlgren Chapel serves as a physical reminder for the Georgetown community of the Ignatian and Jesuit commitment to interreligious collaboration for spiritual harmony.

Georgetown Community Remembers Professor John Hirsh

By Paulina Inglima January 19, 2024

Georgetown University students, faculty and alumni gathered at Dahlgren Chapel to celebrate the life of the late Professor John Campion Hirsh on Jan. 16.  Hirsh, who taught in Georgetown’s English...

16 Undergrads Join Pelosi Scholars Cohort

16 Undergrads Join Pelosi Scholars Cohort

By Riley Vakkas December 1, 2023

On Nov. 21, the Paul F. Pelosi Scholars Initiative (PSI) announced its 2024 cohort of 16 Georgetown University students, its largest to date. Since 2019, the PSI has selected annually a group of sophomores...

Longtime Georgetown Professors Recount Institutional Sexism

Longtime Georgetown Professors Recount Institutional Sexism

By Ceyda Guleryuz November 19, 2021

About one week after Georgetown University finance professor Reena Aggarwal gave birth, she was back teaching in the classroom. It was 1987, and Georgetown, like most workplaces at the time, did not...

VIEWPOINT: Serve with Purpose

VIEWPOINT: Serve with Purpose

By Josiah Laney June 21, 2021

When I am working in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and as a tour guide, I am often asked to explain why I chose Georgetown University to prospective students and families. I typically share an...

ALRAJJAL: Empowering Self and Others

By Tala Alrajjal May 15, 2019

When I found out I got into Georgetown University, my mom and I held each other and sobbed our eyes out in my bed. We both felt the weight of a world come off us: her world of constantly trying to prove...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Georgetown ranked among the top schools with alumni in the Peace Corp again this year, which volunteers say is representative of Georgetowns Jesuit values and commitment to service.

Georgetown Ranks Among Top Schools for Alumni in Peace Corps

By Taylor Kahn-Perry March 27, 2019

Georgetown University ranked ninth among medium-sized universities for the number of alumni joining the Peace Corps in 2018, the organization announced March 21. With 27 undergraduates joining in 2018,...

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Yates Field House held its first annual blood drive in observance of September 11. The blood drive included participation by 85 students, faculty and members of the administration.

Yates Hosts Blood Drive

By Will Cassou September 14, 2018

Yates Field House held its first annual Red Cross blood drive Tuesday to observe the 17th anniversary of Sept. 11. Yates collaborated with the Student Health Advisory Board, Georgetown University’s...

Amanda Scott (C’19), left, and Shakera Vaughan (C’19), both government majors at Georgetown, are among this years 2018 Harry S. Truman Scholars.

2 Students Awarded Truman Scholarship for Community Service

By Sarah Mendelsohn April 18, 2018

Government majors Amanda Scott (COL ’19) and Shakera Vaughan (COL ’19) were each awarded $30,000 by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation for their government-related extracurricular activities...

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Movie Review: ‘Last Flag Flying’

By Alexandra Brunjes November 13, 2017

★★★★★ Striking the perfect balance between heartwarming and heart-wrenching, director Richard Linklater’s newest film, “Last Flag Flying,” is a must-see. Starring Steve Carell, Laurence...

OROZCO: The Mutuality of Service

By Nicolo Orozco November 8, 2017

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4. I was handcuffed by a police officer...

EDITORIAL: Example in Exemplified Service

By Editorial Board October 18, 2016

Last week, Unsung Heroes, a student initiative dedicated to raising awareness and support for workers on campus, received national media attention for its fundraising efforts to purchase plane tickets...

VIEWPOINT: Mental Health Requires Culture of Care

By William Emery September 23, 2016

Last year, 58.6 percent of college students surveyed by the National College Health Assessment expressed feeling “overwhelming anxiety” in the last 12 months. Of college students surveyed, 36.1 percent...

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