Philanthropy

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

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…

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 $20 million bequest from William “Bill” G. Byrnes (B’72, L’81) and Lisa H. Byrnes (SLL’80) will support Georgetown University’s development of new state-of-the-art campus housing on the Hilltop.

The gift from alumnus Ambassador Alfred Moses (L’56, H’13), is the largest ever to be received by the Law Center for scholarships and will support law students committed to public…

Hoping to “create a cycle of giving and mentorship,” alumni came together to endow scholarships for full-time MBA students at the McDonough School of Business.

Thanks to a transformative $25 million gift commitment from the Berkley Family Foundation, Georgetown will rename its nursing school to the Berkley School of Nursing and expand the school’s enrollment,…

A longtime American University professor has made the largest-ever gift by an individual to AU for graduate student scholarships and other programs.

Patty (NHS’93) and Chris (B’93) Mosher (Parents’24) reflect on how Georgetown values led them to establish the Nursing Student Resource Endowed Fund, which will support undergraduate nursing students when they…