Georgetown’s main campus houses six schools that offer an array of intellectually rigorous programs designed to guide our undergraduate and graduate students toward their academic and professional goals. Our degrees include the arts and sciences, international relations, business administration, public policy, specialized certificates and continuing education programs, and executive education.
Noa Offman (C’25), an advocate for criminal justice reform, has won the 2025 Rhodes Scholarship — the oldest and most competitive international scholarship.
Provost Robert M. Groves hosted the annual Provost Awards Ceremony and Reception on October 28, 2024. Congratulations to the winners!
In a ribbon-cutting event with local, federal and university leaders, the McCourt School celebrated the official opening of its new home on the Capitol Campus at 125 E St.
Georgetown Faculty Director Uwe Brandes Receives Glenn Brown Award for Advancing Architecture’s Role in Society
November 19th, 2024
From left to right: Will Teass, AIA, President of AIA|DC; Uwe Brandes, Faculty Director of the Master’s in Urban & Regional Planning program; and Gina Volpicelli, AIA, Chair of the Washington…
Annual Provost Awards Ceremony & Reception
October 31st, 2024
Provost Robert M. Groves hosted the annual Provost Awards Ceremony and Reception on October 28, 2024. The evening started with congratulatory remarks by William Sonneborn (B’92) followed by…
Georgetown Opens New Hub for the Humanities on Hilltop Campus
October 30th, 2024
The humanities have a new home on the Hilltop. On Oct. 25, Georgetown celebrated the opening of a dedicated space for the Georgetown Humanities Initiative, a university-wide project…
What’s New on Georgetown’s Hilltop and Capitol Campuses
September 19th, 2024
Georgetown has been abuzz this past summer with construction projects both on its Hilltop and Capitol Campuses. The university achieved milestones, like unveiling a brand new…
Volunteering, During and After the Pandemic
I got interested for an admittedly geeky reason. A colleague discovered that the act of volunteering was predictive of agreeing to participating in surveys. The social psychological basis of this seem…
November 21st, 2024
Reforming Hiring Processes to Build Research Teams Faster
There is wide variation in the nature of work within universities. Faculty and staff in academic programs use institutional funds with high certainty of continuity; they are hired through open searche…
November 14th, 2024
Provost Distinguished Staff Award Winners for Fall, 2024
All universities can function only with the good work of many staff that support students, faculty, grounds, and buildings. Georgetown is blessed with unusually strong staff throughout the university.…
November 7th, 2024
The Georgetown Humanities Initiative Achieves a New Threshold
Friday, October 25, was a proud day for the Georgetown humanities community. Director Professor Nicoletta Pireddu and Arts & Sciences Dean Andrew Sobanet led the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the ne…
October 31st, 2024
