All Articles: John J. DeGioia

289 Articles

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Building “Bridges of Understanding”: Keynote Address

I wish to express my sincere appreciation to Ambassador Kawar and Ambassador Holliday, to the members of the Board, Advisory Board and National Advisory Council for the honor of…

December 2, 2010

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Global Partnerships and Collaboration in Higher Education: Keynote Address

It’s an honor to be with all of you this morning for the FICCI Higher Education Summit 2010: “Renovations in Indian Higher Education: Renewed Focus on Autonomy,,…

November 11, 2010

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Responding to President Obama’s Challenge: Campus Compact Keynote Address

We are here to respond to a challenge, and it’s a challenge laid down by our President. I believe this is an American challenge, a challenge that requires a distinctively…

October 12, 2010

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Educating our Veterans: Annual Convention of the Student Veterans Association

Whether you’ve come to us from across the country or are members of the Georgetown family, you represent the spirit to which we aspire: A dedication to service, a commitment to…

October 1, 2010

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Update on the Diversity and Inclusiveness Initiative

We would like to share an update on the Diversity and Inclusiveness Initiative – a collaborative process in which faculty, students, and staff developed recommendations to…

September 21, 2010

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Globalization and the Responsibilities of the University

It is a great honor for me to be here in Singapore to deliver this “S.T. Lee Distinguished Lecture on Universities for a Global.”…

August 18, 2010

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Inaugural Lecture at the Gladstone Institute for Cultural and Theological Studies, Wales

Warden Francis, resident scholars, and distinguished guests, it’s an honor for me to be here at St. Deiniol’s Library, and to present the inaugural lecture of the …

July 6, 2010

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Baccalaureate Mass 2010

Every few years, the Sunday in which we celebrate Commencement corresponds to this Sunday in the calender of our Church - Pentecost Sunday - and there may be no more appropriate…

May 23, 2010

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Defining Georgetown’s Future: A Call to Action

It’s always a great pleasure for me to join with fellow members of the Georgetown community…and to discuss a vision for our University that embraces all that we want…

March 4, 2010

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The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Respecting the Diversity and Inherent Dignity of the Georgetown University Community

Next Monday we will again gather in the opening days of a new semester to celebrate the life of an American, who, as much as anyone in the twentieth-century, shaped the world in…

January 13, 2010