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Dr. King’s 2023 “Teach the Speech” Focuses on “The Drum Major Instinct,” Emphasizes Leadership in the Service of Others
Georgetown’s annual Teach the Speech is a welcomed learning opportunity for all parts of the University, including the School of Continuing. …
March 6, 2023
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As temperatures plummet, Georgetown’s Hypothermia Outreach Team reorganize to raise community support
By Joanna Li Published November 29, 2022 Nov. 1 marked the start of D.C.’s hypothermia season, indicated by prolonged periods of extreme temperature that is near…
January 30, 2023
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Georgetown College Students Shine at Global Social Research Symposium
October 3, 2022 Posted in News Story | Tagged Center for Social Justice, Events, Undergraduate Research Four students from the…
October 4, 2022
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Fighting for Food Justice: Sociology Professor Yuki Kato Researches Intersectional Effects of Gentrification in DC
Urban sociologist and assistant professor Yuki Kato, Ph.D., is working to bring awareness to issues related to urban agriculture in Washington, DC. An advocate for environmental…
March 3, 2022
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Teach-In Reflects on MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech
Georgetown students, faculty and other community members gathered at the recent Teach the Speech virtual teach-in to reflect on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1963 “I Have a…
January 27, 2022
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Georgetown Community Reflects on Legacy of Martin Luther King in Higher Education at Virtual Teach-In
What does the “I Have a Dream” speech by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., mean for higher education today? This was the question at the center of the 2022 Teach the Speech…
January 14, 2022
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Human Science Alumna Focuses Future Medical Career on Health of Native Communities
When Yasmin Zuch (NHS’20) was an undergraduate at Georgetown, she served as a leader in the Native American Student Council on campus and received a prestigious Udall…
November 16, 2021
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Native American Student Council Calls for GU Land Acknowledgment, Indigenous Peoples Day Recognition
On Oct. 11, NASC — a student group that advocates for Indigenous community members on campus — hosted an event in Red Square featuring three speakers from the organization.…
October 14, 2021
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BUILDING A FUTURE OF HOPE: 2021 COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE IN JESUIT HIGHER EDUCATION CONFERENCE
On six days spanning three weeks in June 2021, more than 800 attendees from all of the twenty seven Jesuit colleges and universities across the U.S. and thirty partner schools…
July 2, 2021
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Racial and Environmental Justice, Immigration Rights, Women in Leadership Subjects of Jesuit Higher Education Conference
The Commitment to Justice in Jesuit Higher Education conference, hosted by Georgetown and sponsored by the Association of Jesuit Colleges, virtually gathered Jesuit university…
June 29, 2021