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Celebrating Jesuit Heritage Month

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Jesuit Values

Embracing Our Jesuit Values: McDonough Students Strive to Make a Positive Impact on the World

The Spirit of Georgetown shapes the culture and vision of the Hilltop. It influences the fabric of the educational landscape, community life, and service-oriented approach at Georgetown McDonough…

April 18, 2024

A team of MBA students in the Ethics Project course purchased 35 fleece jackets to give away to people in western North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene.

Jesuit Values, Student Experience

Business as a Force for Good: MBA Students Support Hurricane Helene Victims Through Ethics Project

Marshall Montgomery (MBA’25) has always been driven by a sense of purpose. That mindset is what led him to serve in the U.S. Army for seven years and later attracted him to pursue an MBA at…

November 4, 2024

The inaugural cohort of Small Business Corps small businesses at the launch celebration in the Rafik B. Hariri Building at Georgetown

Jesuit Values

Georgetown Small Business Corps to Empower Local Urban and Under-Resourced Communities in Washington, D.C.

The SBC provides tailored, pro-bono consulting services delivered by Georgetown McDonough students Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business has launched the Small Business Corps…

October 28, 2024

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Alumni

Spinning Gold: How Max Durovic (B’05, MBA’10) Turned Sign Spinning into a Guerrilla Marketing Empire — and a Cultural Phenomenon

Tyler Cartwright’s winning performance in February’s World Sign Spinning championship had the physicality of a gymnastics floor routine mixed with the precision of high-art juggling and the…

October 24, 2024

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Alumni

Power Players: How McDonough Alumni Are Electrifying the Energy Revolution

Mujinga Mwamufiya (MBA’04) got her start in the energy sector in the late ’90s, transitioning over the years from oil refineries with Sunoco to her current role as vice president of strategic…

November 6, 2024

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Alumni

Finding Peace in Science: Karen Guggenheim (EMBA’15) and the Happiness Movement

After Karen Guggenheim lost her husband unexpectedly, she had a choice to make: spend her life grieving her love or choose to live a happy life after trauma. She chose to be happy and helped lead a global movement focused on wellbeing in the process.

November 6, 2024

Admissions Blog

Blog Archive
Students in the class of 2025 at MBA Orientation

Admissions

Building Community and Camaraderie: The Georgetown MBA Cohort Experience

For incoming Full-time MBA students at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, classes begin with the Opening Term. Opening Term serves as an introduction to the curriculum – as well as to…

November 20, 2024

Anushaa Shiv Shanker Das (MBA'25) leads a discussion with classmates

Admissions

Anushaa Shiv Shanker Das (MBA’25) on Driving Impact in Consulting and Supporting Other Women Along the Way

Meet Anushaa Shiv Shanker Das (MBA’25), a second-year Full-time MBA student at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, originally from South India. As an engineer and a lawyer, Anushaa has a…

November 14, 2024

Anne Kilby, associate dean of MBA admissions

Admissions

Meet Anne Kilby: Associate Dean of MBA Admissions

When Anne Kilby, associate dean of MBA Admissions, took her first position in higher education at 22, she knew she had found her calling. Now, Kilby has more than 16 years of experience in the…

November 4, 2024

Extra Credit: How to Talk About Politics (Without Making Enemies)

Talking about politics can feel like navigating a minefield. But it doesn’t need to. Catherine Tinsley, Raffini Family Professor of Management, shares her tips on how to talk about politics without making enemies. The trick? Telling personal stories.

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Research Insights

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From Click to Boom: The Political Economy of E-Commerce in China, a book by Lizhi Liu, an assistant professor of strategy.

Research and Insights

Office Hours: From Click to Boom Examines a Digital Path to Development

Over the course of two decades, China built from scratch a $2-trillion-annual-sale e-commerce market, with 800 million users, 70 million jobs, and nearly 50% of global online retail sales. China’s…

November 21, 2024

Amrita Kundu presenting her research

Research and Insights

Office Hours: Exploring the Intersection of Sustainable Technologies, New Business Models, and Regulations with Amrita Kundu

As business and sustainability become more intertwined, industries around the world are looking to tap into sustainable solutions and identify business models to deliver them profitably. Over the…

October 29, 2024

Jim Angel explains how the United States ended up in an inflation crisis.

Research and Insights

Extra Credit: Is the Inflation Crisis Finally Over?

Is the inflation crisis truly behind us? In our new episode of Extra Credit, finance professor Jim Angel explains how the United States ended up in an inflation crisis, and breaks down the three…

September 30, 2024

Alumni convene for a Business of Health panel in New York City

Events

Business of Health Convenes Alumni to Explore Investment and Innovation in Life Sciences in New York City

The Business of Health Initiative at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, in partnership with Hoyas in Health and the Georgetown Alumni Club of Metro New York, hosted a panel discussion…

November 8, 2024

Alumni

Beyond Business: The Bridge Builder

Jerome Smalls has spent his adult life building bridges to connect youth to their communities.

November 6, 2024

Alumni

Pivot: A New Look at Life

Tiffany Wilson’s journey from pre-med to CEO meant innovation in business — and in herself.

November 6, 2024

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