Archive: COVID-19
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Steers Center Creates ESG-Inspired Internship Program for Students Impacted by COVID-19
The economic fallout associated with COVID-19 made it especially important for the Steers Center for Global Real Estate at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business to ensure students had
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Inaugural Virtual Recruiting Summit Equips Students with New Skills
The fundamental approach to networking and interviewing has drastically changed due to the virtual nature of the pandemic. The McDonough School of Business saw an opportunity to help students adapt t
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MSF Program Concludes its First Career Bootcamp
Given the toll the pandemic has taken on the economy, the McDonough School of Business’ Master of Science in Finance (MSF) program sought to provide an extra level of support for MSF students seeking
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Faculty Optimize Virtual Classroom Experience for Fall Courses
Last spring, when the coronavirus prompted a sudden switch to online learning, Georgetown McDonough turned to a team of professors with experience teaching in the school’s online Master of Science in
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Office Hours: Rebecca Hamilton Discusses Scarcity During Coronavirus
Widespread scarcity gripped millions of consumers across the world, with massive shortages of toilet paper and hand sanitizer during the early months of COVID-19. Rebecca Hamilton, professor of m
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Office Hours: Jeremy Yip Reveals How Anger Influences Unethical Behavior and His New Research on Office Trash-Talking
Anger can have detrimental effects on behavior in organizations. Angry employees are likely to become more egocentric, less empathetic, and more deceptive. Jeremy Yip, assistant professor of mana
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Georgetown Entrepreneurship Hosts Largest Summer Launch Showcase June 29
Despite the transition to a virtual environment, Georgetown Entreprenuership’s Summer Launch Showcase featured 32 students, its highest participation to date. With over 20 different companies, the pr
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Students Complete Four-Day Immersive Opening Residency Course Developing and Enhancing Leadership Skills
The Executive Master’s in Leadership (EML) program kicked off its Opening Residency this month during a four-and-a-half-day immersive experience with 26 students. The Opening Residency of the EML
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Three Georgetown Students Help Bridge the Gap Between Food Insecurity and Waste
In 2018, an estimated 37 million Americans were food insecure, including more than 11 million children, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. The impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable
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Office Hours: Jason Schloetzer on the Future of Work as a Result of COVID-19
Companies and employees have made significant investments in digital technologies in just a few months in order to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. As many parts of the country start to reopen, co
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