Robert M. Groves is the Interim President of Georgetown University
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Georgetown University’s Catholic and Jesuit identity shapes our mission of education, our commitment to promoting interfaith dialogue, and our call to service. We promote the highest standards of academic excellence with world-class faculty, talented staff members, and the very best students from around the world.
Special projects help to illuminate and share our values within and beyond our University community. These projects allow us to connect with our local and global communities, engage in conversations that focus on the intersection of faith and society, and celebrate our exceptional faculty and staff.
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Eduardo Peñalver Named 49th President of Georgetown University
Georgetown’s board of directors has unanimously voted to name Eduardo M. Peñalver, the president of Seattle University, a Rhodes Scholar and former dean of Cornell Law School, as the 49th president of Georgetown University.
President Elect Eduardo Peñalver
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Georgetown Faculty Honored for Outstanding Research, Teaching at Fall Convocation
Georgetown celebrated 80 newly promoted faculty and their achievements during the university’s annual fall convocation.
October 30, 2025
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Georgetown Unveils Interdisciplinary Building in Downtown DC
Georgetown celebrated the opening of its new educational hub at 111 Massachusetts Ave. in downtown Washington, DC, on the university’s Capitol Campus on Oct. 20.
October 21, 2025
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Georgetown Honors 60th Anniversary of Turning Point in Catholic-Jewish Relations
This week, Georgetown hosted a conference for the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, a Vatican document that marked a watershed moment in Jewish-Catholic relations and interreligious relations in general for the Catholic Church.
September 25, 2025
President Emeritus John J. DeGioia
John J. DeGioia’s (C’79, PHD’95) nearly 50-year tenure at Georgetown—23 of which he served as president—transformed the University community and helped shape the national higher education landscape. He is the longest-serving president in Georgetown’s history and the first lay leader of a Jesuit college or university in the United States.
President Emeritus John DeGioia


