Georgetown University

[13] In 1646, the defeat of the Royalists in the English Civil War led to stringent laws against Catholic education and the extradition of known Jesuits from the colony, including missionary Andrew White, and the destruction of their school at Calverton Manor.

Born in Athens, Georgia as a slave by law and mixed-race by ancestry, Healy was the first person of African descent to head a predominantly white American university.

[36] When Henry Kissinger retired from his position as U.S. Secretary of State in 1977, he taught at Georgetown SFS, making CSIS the base for his Washington operations.

[37][38][39] In 1986, the university's board of directors voted to sever all ties with CSIS due to differences in academic direction and competing fund-raising efforts.

[40] In 1975, Georgetown established the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, soliciting funds from the governments of the United States, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Libya as well as American corporations with business interests in the Middle East.

[46] Between 2012 and 2018, Georgetown received more than $350 million from Gulf Cooperation Council countries including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

[64] In May 2004, Imam Yahya Hendi, the school's on-campus Muslim cleric, faced pressure to remove crucifixes while he and other campus faith leaders defended their placement.

[67][68] In 2009, Georgetown's religious symbols were brought back to national attention after the university administration covered-up the name of Jesus in preparation for then President Barack Obama's speech on campus.

[70] In August 2013, religious groups denounced Georgetown for allowing gay-themed events, including a performance, during which "a male student went as a high-heeled Mary and danced to Madonna's "Like a Virgin" while Jesus (a woman) looked on.

[115][116] The faculty includes former Society for Classical Studies president James J. O'Donnell, theologian John Haught, social activistd Chai Feldblum, Nobel laureate George Akerlof, writer and human rights advocate Carolyn Forché, award-winning literary critic Maureen Corrigan, linguist Deborah Tannen, business philosopher Jason Brennan, and hip hop scholar Michael Eric Dyson.

The main campus is relatively compact, being 104 acres (0.4 km2) in area, but includes fifty-four buildings, student residences and apartments capable of accommodating 80% of undergraduates, and various athletic facilities.

[136] New buildings and major renovations are required to meet LEED Silver criteria,[137] and the campus was nominated for the District Sustainability People's Choice Award in 2018.

[138] Healy Hall, designed by Paul J. Pelz in Neo-Medieval style and built from 1877 to 1879, is the architectural gem of Georgetown's campus, and is a National Historic Landmark.

It features over 43,000 square feet including several study spaces, conference rooms, dance, and music studios, as well as a pub called Bulldog Tavern and a salad store Hilltoss, which is operated by The Corp.[147] As a location, Georgetown was ranked nationally as the second-best college town by The Princeton Review in 2011.

Students have easy access to the M Street commercial area, the Georgetown Waterfront, and numerous trails that lead to the National Mall and other parks.

Despite this, "town and gown" relations between the university communities and other Georgetown residents are often strained by facilities construction, enlargement of the student body, as well as noise and alcohol violations.

The campus currently serves as the home for Georgetown's graduate programs in fields such as Applied Intelligence, Journalism, Public Relations, Real Estate, Sports Industry Management, and Urban & Regional Planning.

[citation needed] The current building, which was completed in 2013, includes 30 classrooms, a 125-person auditorium, a digital media lab, a broadcast studio, an interfaith chapel, and a dedicated library.

[160] The main facility for the McGhee Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies was donated to Georgetown in 1989 by alumnus and former United States Ambassador to Turkey George C.

[164] In November 2023, Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced Georgetown plans to open a satellite campus of the School of Foreign Service in Jakarta that will offer degree programs for present and future policymakers in the United States and Southeast Asia.

[212] The Hilltop Microfinance Initiative is a student-run micro-finance organization, aiming to empower underserved communities in DC, Maryland, and Virginia through small business loans and financial coaching.

[220] Georgetown Solidarity Committee is a workers' rights organization whose successes include ending use of sweatshops in producing Georgetown-logoed apparel, and garnering pay raises for both university cleaning staff and police.

[251] Homecoming coincides with a home football game, and festivities such as tailgating and a formal dance are sponsored by the Alumni Association to draw past graduates back to campus.

[273] In 2019, Georgetown won the women's team championship at the United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association national tournament held at Syracuse University.

Georgetown educated more U.S. diplomats than any other university as of 2015,[292] including former U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig and Director General of the Foreign Service Marcia Bernicat.

[296][297] Hoya Battalion, the school's ROTC program, was ranked as the best in the country in 2012 for preparing cadets for military service,[298] and Georgetown graduates have gone on to hold leadership roles in defense and national security at both the domestic and international level, including former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. John J.

[299][300][301] Finance and economics are the third and fourth-most popular undergraduate majors,[291] and almost a quarter of graduates start careers at consulting or financial services firms.

[279] Georgetown is considered one of Wall Street's top target schools, so a large number of graduates choose to work in investment banks, consulting firms, and hedge funds.

[302] The university is among the top ten alma maters reported by current Wall Street banking employees as of June 2020[update], according to LinkedIn surveys.

[305] Many graduates of the SFS pursued careers in multilateral and international financial institutions,[306] and former World Bank president David Malpass attended the school.

A painting of an elderly man seated wearing a long gray robe.
John Carroll , the first Archbishop of Baltimore and founder of Georgetown University in 1789
Georgetown University, c. 1850
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Union Army soldiers on Theodore Roosevelt Island with the Potomac River and the university visible in the background in 1861 at the beginning of the American Civil War
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Patrick Francis Healy , the first African-American to become a Jesuit , helped transform the school into a modern university after the Civil War [ 24 ] [ 25 ]
A large Gothic-style stone building dominated by a tall clocktower.
Healy Hall , which houses classrooms and the university's executive body
Dahlgren Chapel on the university campus
Georgetown neighborhood
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Students studying outside Wolfington Hall Jesuit Residence
Georgetown School of Foreign Service
Antony Blinken , the U.S. Secretary of State , meets with Georgetown faculty before commencement ceremonies
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Georgetown Medical School accounts for a significant portion of the university's research funding, mostly received from the U.S. government . [ 123 ]
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Georgetown's campus is built on a rise above the Potomac River .
Healy Hall at sunset
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Georgetown Law School 's campus on Capitol Hill
In 2013, Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies opened in Downtown Washington, D.C.
Entrance to Georgetown University's Qatar Campus in Doha Education City
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Villa Le Balze in Fiesole , Italy, hosting interdisciplinary studies
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Students celebrate Georgetown Day in late spring with a campus carnival
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Students demonstrate and pass through Red Square, the center of student activism on Georgetown University's campus
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Members of Plan A Hoyas and H*yas for Choice protest in Red Square
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The Leavey Center office of The Hoya , the university student newspaper founded in 1920
Hoya, the Georgetown University's nickname
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Gaston Hall, a venue for events, including this May 2015 speech by former U.S. President Barack Obama
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Georgetown basketball players, including Roy Hibbert , pictured in December 2006, have led the Hoyas to eight Big East Conference championships.
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Graduation ceremonies in Gaston Hall in May 2009
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaking at his Class of 1968 Reunion in 1993