Global Engagement

Jade Madrid is a reference librarian for Latin American Studies and Iberian Languages, hunting down primary sources and teaches library lessons. However, she has her background studying in Madrid, expanding the breadth of her knowledge.

Ankushi Mitra (G’27), a Ph.D. candidate in government, was recently named the inaugural Predoctoral Fellow of the John Parke Young Initiative on the Global Political Economy at Occidental College. 

This panel featured a two-day convening in Doha, where Georgetown University in Qatar, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security, and the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs brought together women leaders from the MENA region.

For some students who were once new to the United States, it will also be the first time they participate in a presidential election. Meet a few of the Hoyas who are voting for the first time and learn about what voting means to them.

In October 2024, the Baratta Center for Global Business CEO Signature Series featured Óscar García Maceiras, CEO of Inditex, to discuss its innovative business model, sustainability efforts, and how the  stays at the forefront of the retail industry.

Ambassador Barbara K. Bodine, director of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, discusses what about U.S.-China relations might warrant the return of pandas, and whether we may be reading too much into the latest episode of panda diplomacy.

Taoiseach Simon Harris, head of the Irish government, spoke to students in celebration of 100 years of Irish-American diplomatic relations. 

Researchers, students, and alumni at the McCourt School of Public Policy are collaborating with key leaders and organizations to cultivate a deeper understanding of the region’s policy challenges.

Georgetown University in Qatar students are taking ethnography courses led by heritage professionals, giving them a deeper understanding of the nation's history and political economy as part of an effort to preserve and celebrate local culture.

Sydney Blackston (N’25) presented her summer research at the Global Social Justice Summer Research Symposium. Her research was based in Kelowna, British Columbia, and focused on wildfires and their impact on the community.

Fathia Fasasi (H’27) presented her research at the Global Social Justice Summer Research Symposium. Her work, titled “The Black Central Americas Project," aims to advance Black Central American history, culture, and scholarship.

The Baratta Center for Global Business at the McDonough School of Business announced five winners of the inaugural Georgetown Baratta Center Global Impact Award, which acknowledges future leaders engaged in innovative and sustainable initiatives.

Georgetown University students from GU-Q and the Hilltop Campus recently united through the DC-Doha Dialogue, a program designed to spark meaningful conversations and foster collaboration between the campuses. 

João Sodré (G’25) and Santiago Bestilleiro Lettini (G’26), two doctoral students at Georgetown University, are conducting research on the history of local and international migration and regional agriculture and its wider effects in Latin America.

Monsalvo traveled to Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, sponsored by the Royden B. Davis Fellowship, and collaborated with the non-profit Fundación Estación Biológica Bachaqueros to research reforestation efforts and environmental belonging.

The Global Health Institute is joining the Pope’s Global Alliance for the Health and Humanitarian Care of Children, a new initiative that will create a worldwide network to provide medical care to children and support health care workers.

National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 through October 15, honoring the histories and traditions that transcend borders and unite Latine people. Georgetown will celebrate by hosting events and opportunities to commemorate the month.

Participating in this experience at the U.S.-Mexico border gave School of Nursing and School of Health faculty members a better understanding of the immigration process and a renewed appreciation for the humanity and dignity of migrant people.

Renowned Liberian human rights lawyer and environmental advocate Alfred Lahai Brownell, Sr. has joined Georgetown Law as this academic year’s Robert F. Drinan, S.J., Chair in Human Rights.

Students in the first cohort of the McDonough School of Business' Executive Master in Business Administration in Dubai program recently traveled to Washington, DC to work on consulting projects with local organizations.

In its first year, ECo Greece, an extension of the Earth Commons Institute, has become a model for international collaboration, bringing together Georgetown students, faculty, and local partners to tackle climate challenges on the ground in Greece.

In this article, colleagues from the Center for Transnational Legal Studies in London provide updates on the events, conferences, and scholars in residence program from the 2023-2024 academic year.

The McCourt School of Public Policy’s Tech & Public Policy program hosted "Shaping the Digital Future," an intensive executive education program for Ukraine’s digital transformation leaders, on Georgetown’s Capitol Campus.

In his new book, Fathali Moghaddam, professor in the College of Arts & Sciences Department of Psychology, offers a better way for society to manage diversity and conflict.