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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

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Alumna Finalist for Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for an Environmental Play

Theater and Performance Studies alumna Miranda Rose Hall (C’11) is a 2021 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize finalist for her work, "A Play for the Living in a Time of". …

April 22, 2021

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New Georgetown Value Highlights University Commitment to Planet

A papal encyclical calling humanity to responsibility and care for the environment has inspired the adoption of a new campus value at Georgetown, one that highlights the…

April 21, 2021

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Georgetown Advances Commitment to Sustainability Through New Partnership Aimed at Reducing Energy Consumption

Georgetown today announced a partnership to promote sustainability and energy conservation through management of the university’s utility system, building on its strong…

April 5, 2021

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Study by Georgetown Professors, Graduate Students Reveals How Societies Have Survived Climate Change

A team of Georgetown professors and graduate students recently collaborated with researchers in Europe and China on a paper that examines provides guidance for how our society…

March 24, 2021

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MBA Student Named to Inaugural Forbes List for Her Entrepreneurial Ventures Focused on Sustainability

MBA student Tara Gupta (G’22) makes the inaugural Forbes Next 1000 List of entrepreneurs for her two ventures focused on.…

March 16, 2021

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Georgetown Awards DC Leader for Making Food Equity More Than a Dream

Georgetown honored Christopher Bradshaw, founder and executive director of Dreaming Out Loud – a food justice social enterprise, as Georgetown’s 2021 John Thompson Jr. Legacy…

January 19, 2021

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MSFS 2020 Hinrich Global Trade Leader Scholar: Hannah Anderson

2020 Hinrich Global Trade Leader Scholar, Hannah Anderson (MSFS’21), explains her work towards a sustainable global trade. …

December 18, 2020

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New Power Purchase Increases Campus Renewable Energy Efforts

Two-thirds of the university’s electricity needs will be provided through a new recently approved Power Purchase Agreement ).…

October 29, 2020

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Office Hours: Leslie Crutchfield on Corporate Social Responsibility During A Global Pandemic

Leslie Crutchfield, executive director of Business for Impact at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, explains how socially minded businesses develop during…

June 4, 2020