Founded in 1789 as the nation’s first Catholic institution of higher learning, Georgetown College is committed to the Jesuit traditions of an integrated education and of productive research in the natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, and fine arts.
Top Five Climate Change Concerns Voiced by Environmental, Global Experts
September 16th, 2019
Five faculty experts weigh in on their top concerns for the environment and climate change in keeping with the university’s commitment to sustainability and Pope Francis’ environmental Laudato Si’ encyclical.
Major Crises Can Turn Democracies Into Dictatorships, Book Claims
September 10th, 2019
Crisis incidents have the potential to turn a democracy into a dictatorship, even in a country like America, Psychology professor Fathali Moghaddam contends in his latest book.
Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellowship Goes to Surfing College Alumna
September 9th, 2019
Georgetown College alumna and expert surfer Emi Koch (C’12), who was National Geographic 2018 Adventurer of the Year, is now a Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow.
Multitalented Senior Who Studies the Holocaust Hopes to Pursue International Law
September 5th, 2019
Paul Rochford (C’20) has traveled to Eastern Europe to help identify previously unknown mass graves during the Holocaust under a Georgetown professor’s guidance, Rev. Patrick DeBois, the inaugural holder of the Braman Endowed Professorship of the Practice of the Forensic Study of the Holocaust. Rochford works part time at the Campus Ministry office, enjoys playing two woodwind instruments, directs music for Georgetown plays and is a triatholaner.
