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Speeches by President DeGioia

Reunion Weekend Mass 2005

This morning we gather together as Georgetown community members have every Sunday for more than two centuries.  In the tradition upon which this University is built, we believe…

June 5, 2005

Speeches by President DeGioia

Baccalaureate Mass 2005

We end this weekend – we send you forward – your commencement – gathering in a way at the end of this academic season and at the end of your study here, together, as we…

May 22, 2005

Speeches by President DeGioia

Campus Discussion on Access to Education in America

The issues that I wish to address today, issues that have shaped the modern Academy, are of comparatively recent origin. We are the heirs of a post-war movement to open wide the…

April 19, 2005

Speeches by President DeGioia

Advent Mass 2004

Today we gather as Georgetown community members have every Sunday for more than two centuries. Faculty and staff, alumni and friends, coming together to mark a tradition upon…

December 19, 2004

Speeches by President DeGioia

Reunion Weekend Mass 2004

This morning we gather together as Georgetown community members have every Sunday for more than two centuries. In the tradition upon which this University is built, we believe…

June 6, 2004

Speeches by President DeGioia

Baccalaureate Mass 2004

We gather together at the end of this academic season and at the end of your years of undergraduate life as we have with each class for more than two.…

May 23, 2004

Speeches by President DeGioia

Reunion Weekend Mass 2003

This is a very moving time of year to be here on the Hilltop. I can honestly say that after 28 years, nothing diminishes the emotional hold this time of year has on.…

June 1, 2003

Speeches by President DeGioia

John Carroll Awards Weekend in Puerto Rico

Our time together this weekend has been a special opportunity to gather and celebrate the many gifts Georgetown receives from its community. Here at the Eucharist we have a…

April 6, 2003

Speeches by President DeGioia

Address on Building Diversity at Georgetown

Let me begin today by addressing an issue as timely as today's front page. With the Supreme Court set to consider affirmative action policies at the University of Michigan, the…

February 5, 2003

Speeches by President DeGioia

Student Speech and Expression Forum

Let me begin this forum by arguing two different points of view regarding free speech and expression. This tension has shaped our discourse here, and I hope to do it.…

February 3, 2003