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Fall 2020

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Weathering the Storm

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Read the print edition of the Fall 2020 issue online.

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Remembering an Icon

At 6 feet, 10 inches tall, Coach John Thompson Jr.—affectionately known as “Big John”—stood above many as an athlete, pioneering NCAA coach, architect of the Big East, three-time Olympian, and a champion and advocate for racial justice and his Washington, D.C., community. The world may have lost him at age 78 on August 30, 2020, but Georgetown and broader communities will remember his impact and reach for years to come.

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News

Jerry Hayes, S.J., director of Ignatian Programs, Mark Bosco, S.J., vice president for mission and ministry, and Julia Farr (C’88 and Parent), executive director of the alumni association, shared a socially distanced but still meaningful walk and conversation in September.

A call to hope: A conversation with Julia Farr (C’88), executive director of the Georgetown University Alumni Association

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Alumna lends expertise to Georgetown slavery archive project

In conjunction with Michigan State University and the University of Virginia, Georgetown is continuing its commitment to slavery reconciliation by expanding access to these institutions’ slavery-related archive material through the…

Rolando Gonzalez-Bunster (C’68) serves as the founder, chair, and CEO of InterEnergy Group. A longtime Georgetown volunteer leader, he credits his lifelong Jesuit education for shaping his perspectives. “I believe that if I have been able to succeed in the world, a lot had to do with Georgetown’s influence,” he says. He and his wife, Monica, are parents to four Georgetown graduates.

Georgetown parents give $25 million to create Americas Institute, build on Georgetown’s ‘decades-long commitment to Latin America’

Rolando Gonzalez-Bunster (C’68) serves as the founder, chair, and CEO of InterEnergy Group. A longtime Georgetown volunteer leader, he credits his lifelong Jesuit education for shaping his perspectives. “I believe…

Students inspire Medical Center to advance systemic inequity work to a new level of commitment to diversity, inclusion, and racial justice

Student volunteers fight for social justice, COVID-19 relief

Community gives to meet the economic challenges of COVID-19

Alumni share their often-unusual career journeys in newly relaunched webinar series

Athletics gift highlights diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives

Four questions about technology-enhanced learning at Georgetown

Idol Family Fellowship enables rising senior SofĂ­a Abreu and others to complete virtual internships during pandemic

Lives Well Lived—Fall 2020

Last Word: Rev. Ebony Grisom on guiding students, confronting symbols, and praying without ceasing during the pandemic

Lively summer programming with a purpose

From the Editor—Fall 2020

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Campus Heroes

From keeping buildings secure to collecting lab data, essential work must be accomplished to keep a major research university running–even in a pandemic. When the coronavirus pandemic forced the closure of Georgetown’s on-campus activities in March, most students, faculty members, and administrators shifted to virtual learning and work. But some work requires a physical presence, and several staff teams are providing in-person support, protection, continuity, and even a bit of comfort.

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