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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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SFS Criticized for ‘Decolonization’ Culture, Accused of Anti-Israelism in Article

SFS Criticized for ‘Decolonization’ Culture, Accused of Anti-Israelism in Article

By Aamir Jamil December 1, 2023

A magazine columnist criticized Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (SFS) for ostensibly perpetuating anti-Israelism and false narratives about the Oct. 7 Hamas Attack in a Nov. 21 article...

SFS Introduces New South Asian Studies Certificate

SFS Introduces New South Asian Studies Certificate

By Adora Zheng October 28, 2022

Georgetown University is offering a new undergraduate certificate in South Asian studies following years of student and faculty advocacy for an expansion of programming covering the subcontinent.  In...

EDITORIAL: Pilot 1-Credit Language Courses

By Editorial Board April 13, 2018

To uphold its reputation as a leader in international education and incorporate the demands of students into its curriculum, Georgetown University should run a pilot program across all four undergraduate...

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Ambassador Barbara Bodine, the director of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, will head the Walsh Scholars Initiative launching this fall.

SFS Initiative Targets Public Service

By Anna Riley April 14, 2015

The School of Foreign Service Academic Council is set to announce a new program focused on promoting and supporting careers in the public sector. The program, called the Walsh Scholars Initiative,...

SFS Considers Adding Minors

By Toby Hung January 30, 2015

The School of Foreign Service Academic Council will continue its discussion on the merits of the certificate program and the possible introduction of minors into the SFS curriculum following a town hall...

SFS Offers Credit to Interns

By Charlotte Allen November 18, 2014

The School of Foreign Service will offer a one-credit, pass-fail course next semester that will grant academic credit to SFS students who hold internships. This course, which is aimed toward juniors...

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The struggle for students to find a table in the Intercultural Center Galleria will continue as efforts to create new study spaces in the ICC have slowed.

Plans Stall for ICC Study Space

By Natalie LaRue November 4, 2014

Although the Office of Planning and Facilities Management announced plans to renovate the Intercultural Center to create new study spaces for students in the School of Foreign Service in February,...

The Updated Guide to an Embassy Row Halloween

The Updated Guide to an Embassy Row Halloween

By Emily Min and Emily Min October 28, 2014

For those of you living under a rock, Halloween is upon us — this Friday, to be exact. As we reported two years ago, a bunch of the embassies on Massachusetts Avenue and 20th Street (aka Embassy...

SFS Council Seeks ICC Study Space

By Matt Gregory September 27, 2013

On a weekday in the Intercultural Center, students sit along the walls of the Galleria’s tile floor. The space, filled by students waiting for classes, office hours and meetings with deans, is sparsely...

Students Predict GU Future

By Andrew Wilson September 6, 2013

Student leaders shared their visions for the future of the university at “Georgetown in Five Years: A Conversation with Student Leaders” on Tuesday. The event, sponsored by The Hoya, was moderated...

SFS Survey Calls for More Space, Curriculum Reform

By Annie Chen March 16, 2012

Results of a survey conducted by the Bachelors of Foreign Service Review Committee suggest student desire for more student space and core curriculum reform. Results of the survey, which was conducted...

2 Elude Map Class This Year

By Neil Quinn October 19, 2010

In a dramatic decrease from last year, only two students in the School of Foreign Service scored high enough on the Oct. 7 exam to place out of the SFS's required Map of the Modern World course. Last...

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