Schools & Programs

Philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott has made a new series of transformative unrestricted donations to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Meet Father Lucas Sharma, S.J., a Jesuit pastoral associate in Georgetown’s LGBTQ Resource Center, who will minister to the campus community and continue his studies on religion, gender, and sexuality…

Shakila Guevara Stahl (B’15), a first-generation college graduate and alumna of the Georgetown Scholars Program (GSP) discusses the inspiration for and impact of the Stahl Summer Scholars Program Fund, which…

Eduardo M. Peñalver is the current president of Seattle University, a Rhodes Scholar, and the former dean of Cornell Law School. He will begin his new role as Georgetown University’s…

Georgetown has announced that it will honor the legacy of President Emeritus John J. DeGioia—the longest-serving president in the university’s history—with three projects that speak to his priorities and impact…

Huston-Tillotson University, a private university in Texas, announced it received the largest-ever gift to a Historically Black College or University (HBCU), while philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott made a historic…

A new club at Georgetown University’s School of Medicine helps first-generation medical students navigate the challenges of medical school and find community.

Recent Georgetown graduates Lisa Kennedy (C’25) and Michelle Ramos (C’25) look back on their time as co-presidents of the Georgetown Scholars Program and how the program helped them embrace their…

By 2032, over 5 million more workers with postsecondary education will retire than enter the workforce, leading to a skills shortage in critical occupations that could hinder the nation’s economic…

Summer pathway programs hosted by Georgetown University School of Medicine inspire participants, many of them future first-generation medical students, to explore careers in health care.