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…
‘Welcome To Your New Home’: New Students Become Hoyas for the First Time
August 27th, 2024
On a sunny morning in August, 1,600 new students processed onto Copley Lawn, just as generations of Hoyas had before them. It was the first time the classmates gathered together as the Class of…
McCourt School hosts the nation’s largest bipartisan convening of young state legislators
August 12th, 2024
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Kara Swisher, David Greene, Frank McCourt and Tammy Haddad were among the prominent leaders and practitioners who participated in Future Summit 2024. The McCourt…
Pharmacology & Physiology Student is Georgetown’s First HHMI Gilliam Fellow
August 12th, 2024
In July 2024, Pharmacology & Physiology doctoral student Lindsey Russ became Georgetown University’s first recipient of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam…
A Neuroscientist, Historian and Social Cognitive Scientist Receive 2024 Harold N. Glassman Distinguished Dissertation Award
June 7th, 2024
Three former doctoral students were honored on Thursday, May 16, with the prestigious Harold N. Glassman Distinguished Dissertation Award at the Graduate School’s 2024 Doctoral Hooding…
Business alumnus makes historic gift to establish international undergraduate scholarship
April 25th, 2024
Seeking to smooth the path for international undergraduate students following in his footsteps at Georgetown, Bruno J. Mejean (B’74) and his wife, Martina Hund-Mejean, have established…
Celebrating Interdisciplinary Collaboration Among Faculty at Georgetown
April 9th, 2024
Bill (’92) and Karen Sonneborn, donors for the Provost Innovation in Teaching Award and the Sonneborn Interdisciplinary Chairs, recently visited to meet with Provost Robert M.…
2024 Distinguished Associate Professors
April 1st, 2024
The Provost Office is pleased to announce the 2024 Distinguished Associate Professors: Francesco D’Acunto is Associate Professor in the McDonough School of Business, in the Finance…
Georgetown Named the No. 1 Producer of Fulbright Student Awardees for the Second Year in a Row in 2023-2024
February 29th, 2024
For the second year in a row, Georgetown students and alumni won the highest number of Fulbright scholarships out of any other U.S. college and university for the 2023-2024 academic year. The…
Knight–Georgetown Institute Appoints Alissa Cooper as Inaugural Executive Director
January 22nd, 2024
Georgetown and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation have appointed Alissa Cooper as the inaugural executive director of the Knight–Georgetown Institute (KGI), a new hub dedicated to…
