Archive: Justice and Peace Studies

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CAS Magazine: Alumni

For This Stroke Survivor and Alumna, Obstacles Are Opportunities

Ten days after her Georgetown graduation, Maddi Niebanck (C’17) had a stroke. She has since become an author, public speaker and advocate for stroke.…

November 20, 2025

CAS Magazine: Students

In a Small Town in West Virginia, Social Responsibility Network Students See Civic Engagement in Action

This fall, a dozen students from the College of Arts & Sciences spent a few days exploring Shepherdstown, West Virginia to learn about the social impact work happening.…

November 20, 2025

Announcements
News Story

Georgetown Senior, Advocate for Prison Reform Wins 2025 Rhodes Scholarship

Noa Offman (C’25), an advocate for criminal justice reform, has won the 2025 Rhodes Scholarship — the oldest and most competitive international.…

November 18, 2024

News Story

Hoyas in the Humanities: Bringing Research to Life in the Archives and on the Stage

Last month, the College of Arts & Sciences celebrated the opening of a dedicated space for the Georgetown Humanities Initiative.  By housing the initiative in historic Old…

November 8, 2024

Announcements

4 Hoyas Win Voyager Scholarship Sponsored by the Obamas and Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky

Aria Nimmagadda (C’26) is one of four Hoyas to receive this year’s Voyager Scholarship, a new program that prepares students to be future leaders and public.…

August 30, 2024

News Story

Conflict Researcher Vicka Heidt (C’24) Receives Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Vicka Heidt (C’24), a Russian-American researcher of peacebuilding and conflict resolution, has won a competitive and prestigious international prize that provides recipients…

March 13, 2024

News Story

Professors Partake in Just Peace Mission to Kyiv

Two Georgetown professors, José Casanova and Eli McCarthy, joined and helped organize a delegation of religious leaders traveling to.…

July 27, 2022

News Story

JUPS Students Contribute to Global Research Initiative on Mapping Peace Education

“Mapping Peace Education,” an online tool and publication analyzing global peace education efforts, is a new research initiative of the Global Campaign for Peace Education…

December 6, 2021

News Story

Yu Huang, Martínez Sánchez Selected for 2021 Chester Gillis Award

Each year, the College Academic Council (CAC) recognizes two students who embody the values of a liberal arts education in the Jesuit tradition through the Chester Gillis Award.…

March 12, 2021

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New Book by Professor Eli McCarthy Provides Framework for Just Peace

Eli McCarthy published his most recent book A Just Peace Ethic Primer, which comprised of a collection of essays by a diverse group of scholars, that outlines the ethical,…

May 4, 2020