As a Laidlaw Scholar and part of a competitive professional development program, Evan Cole (C'26) will pursue a competitive internship and independent research this summer ..read more

This story is part of Georgetown Faces, a storytelling series that celebrates the beloved figures, unsung heroes and dedicated Hoyas who make our campus special. Joyce Pearson is a lieutenant in the Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD). When Lieutenant Joyce Pearson was 15, she visited Washington, DC, for the first time. Her world spun. “It was my first time seeing homeless people,” the Florida native said. “I was like, I’m going to change this place. I don’t know how, but I’m going to change it. And life laughed at me like ‘no you’re not.’”  Pearson’s aspiration was to be ..read more

Sarah Trahern (C'86) is the CEO of the Country Music Association. She traces much of her career back to one single decision she made on the Hilltop ..read more

Having built a platform to give voice to the disabled community, Marissa Nissley (B’24) graduates from Georgetown with her degree in hand. Her guide dog, Smalls, also leaves the Hilltop with a degree in its paw ..read more

Former doctoral students received the Harold N. Glassman Distinguished Dissertation Award. Learn more about each recipient and their work ..read more

Dear Members of the Georgetown University Community, We are reaching out to inform you that there is an emergency chilled water leak on campus resulting in an immediate two-lane closure of West Road along the side of the Hariri building. Coming from Canal Road, the closure begins at the North Road intersection. Coming from Reservoir Road, Entrance 4 the closure begins after Leavey Garage/Garage 4 entrances. At this time, pedestrian access to this section of West Road remains open. Parking Access to the Leavey Center and Hariri garages is not impacted by this closure. However, if you park ..read more

Akil Cole (C’24) thought he wanted to pursue policy going into college. Today, you're more likely to find the now Georgetown alum gardening and at the podcast studio ..read more

This commencement weekend, the Class of 2024 heard from business executives, public policy savants, award-winning journalists and alumni as they earned their Georgetown degrees. From Jerome Powell (L’79), chair of the Federal Reserve, who advised graduates to give back to their communities, to CBS journalist Norah O’Donnell (C’95, G’03), who reminded the Class of 2024 about the importance of quality relationships, this year’s speakers left graduates with nuggets of advice to take with them into their next stage of life. Take a look at some of the words of wisdom from these speakers as Georget ..read more

Dear Members of the Georgetown Community, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Brahmacharini Shweta Chaitanya as Director for Dharmic Life and Hindu Spiritual Advisor, and Rabbi Ilana Zietman as Georgetown’s new Director for Jewish Life, effective August 1, 2024. Brni. Chaitanya joins us from Emory University where she has served as Hindu Chaplain since 2021. She received her monastic initiation in the Chinmaya Mission monastic order in 2017 following residential Vedanta (philosophical foundation of Hinduism) training in Sandeepany Sadhanalaya Ashram in Powai, Mumba ..read more

Georgetown has hired Rabbi Ilana Zietman as the new director for Jewish Life. Zietman will start her role in Campus Ministry on Aug. 1. Zietman has served as the senior rabbi for the past five years at GatherDC, an organization that builds community for Jewish young adults in the Washington, DC, area. As the senior rabbi, she facilitated Jewish learning experiences, led holiday celebrations and immersive retreats and offered pastoral care for the Jewish young adult community. Prior to GatherDC, Zietman earned her master’s degree in Jewish education and was ordained as a rabbi through the Rab ..read more