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TEDxGeorgetown Hosts Seasons For Change Conference

TEDxGeorgetown Hosts ‘Seasons For Change’ Conference

By Ranee Brady April 29, 2023

Five students and five external speakers presented on topics ranging from diversity, equity and inclusion to personal adversity during TEDxGeorgetown’s annual conference.  At the student-organized...

Ignite! TEDxGeorgetown 2018

Ignite! TEDxGeorgetown 2018

By Maddie Schwartz and Maddie Schwartz October 26, 2018

TEDxGeorgetown is this Saturday, Oct. 27, in Gaston Hall. The theme of this year's conference is “Ignite.” So, why is the theme “Ignite,” you may ask? Is it because the great Katy Perry once...

Worst Nightmares as a TedX Speaker

Worst Nightmares as a TedX Speaker

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford October 24, 2017

Georgetown's latest TedX conference is this Saturday, October 28th (register here for free!), and we here at 4E have the ~inside scoop~. Our very own Jenna Clifford (me) will be speaking. How did...

Embracing Risk, Speakers Share Perspectives

Embracing Risk, Speakers Share Perspectives

By Opinion Editor November 16, 2015

Risk-taking is frightening — but it should be pursued by students. So stood the premise of this year's TEDxGeorgetown conference. Speakers, including students, alumni, faculty and public figures,...

An Ode to Princess

An Ode to Princess

By Darius Baxter November 14, 2015

Dear Reader, My dog died recently. She was an almost two-year-old Yorkie that somehow managed to find herself stuck in a Georgetown townhouse with four rowdy football players. Her name was Princess....

How I Came to Georgetown

How I Came to Georgetown

By Margot Keale November 14, 2015

I was speaking with a friend on Sunday when she asked how I was doing. It’s a question asked so often of us that we rarely give it a thought before offering up the standard answer. Great. Good. Fine....

Journeying Through a Refugee Crisis

Journeying Through a Refugee Crisis

By Elijah Jatovsky November 14, 2015

I never thought hiking through the Jordanian desert was going to wind me up on the stage of Gaston Hall. One of the people I met on a hike during the second week of my Fall 2014 semester abroad in Jordan...

Just One of Millions

Just One of Millions

By Patrick Lim November 14, 2015

It was Thursday, February 12, 2015 and Elijah Jatovsky and I sat in Arabic media class. I picked up my phone as we were transitioning to another presentation, and I noticed that I got a message from Sami:...

Finding Out Who You Are

Finding Out Who You Are

By Isvari Mohan November 14, 2015

Do you know who you really are? Circle one of the following answers. I’ll tell you what it means when you’re done. I am… An extrovert. An introvert. I make judgments by… Thinking...

The Principles of Embracing Risk

The Principles of Embracing Risk

By Norean Sharpe November 14, 2015

We live in a global economy. Risk is unavoidable. Rather than ignoring risk, we should embrace it.  The term “embrace” suggests that we welcome risk — not simply tolerate it. What is risk? When...

Students Share Stories of Risk-Taking at TEDx

Students Share Stories of Risk-Taking at TEDx

By Tom Garzillo October 23, 2015

Georgetown will host its fifth TEDx conference tomorrow in Gaston Hall. With the theme of “Risk Takers,” the daylong event will be divided into three different sections, with the subthemes “Inspiring...

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This year’s TEDx Georgetown board, which consists of 16 members, has met frequently throughout the fall semester to plan the annual speaking event, which returns to campus Saturday for the fifth time with interactive breakout sessions, following a renewed marketing campaign.

In Year 5, TEDx Increases Interactive Programming

By Tala al Rajjal October 20, 2015

TEDx Georgetown will return in its fifth iteration Saturday with 12 speeches centered on the theme of "Risk Takers," featuring more interactive programming, a larger board and a new marketing campaign. The...

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