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For Georgetown IBP Students, Global Consulting Projects Focus on Social Purpose

Before they graduate each December, Master of Arts in International Business and Policy (IBP) students at Georgetown University complete Social Action Projects. Working in small…

January 16, 2020

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Turning Over a New Leaf: Georgetown’s Pivot Program Teaches Formerly Incarcerated Individuals How to Enter the Business World

Kadija Clifton was on the hunt for a job, but getting nowhere. Clifton’s frustrations went beyond the average job searcher’s. She had been released from prison in 2017 and…

January 6, 2020

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New Research Reveals How to Reverse the Gender Imbalance Among Corporate CEOs: Join a Corporate Board

For decades, women have been entering the workforce at equal numbers as men, and many have risen to the highest ranks of their companies as senior vice presidents, presidents,…

January 6, 2020

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Women in Business Break New Ground: 60 Years of McDonough Alumnae

By Sona Pai When Rita Zekas Sielicki (B’60) came to Georgetown University to study accounting in the late 1950s, she could not help but notice her new classmates.  “They…

December 20, 2019

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Washington Sports Insiders Discuss Increasing Role of Women in Sports

The role of women in sports has changed dramatically, and professional sports teams are responding creatively to a growing female fan base, according to four executives from…

November 22, 2019

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Georgetown Entrepreneurs Win $100,000 in Prizes at Annual “Bark Tank” Event

A web platform that connects students with side businesses to the broader marketplace is worth investing in, according to Ted Leonsis (C’77, P’14, P’15) founder, chairman,…

November 15, 2019

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Scholarship to Honor Professor John Dealy’s Commitment to Gender Equity in the Technology Industry

This fall, the MBA program at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business established the Dealy Scholarship, a merit-based award for students whose background or…

October 22, 2019

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Service Leadership Awards Honor Alumni, MBA Staff for Efforts to Improve their Communities

Leah Evert (MBA’19) channeled her cancer diagnosis into a foundation that supports cancer research. Jerome Smalls (B’19) started a social venture that empowers youth,…

October 11, 2019

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Undergraduates Receive Business, Leadership Opportunities through BUILD Pre-orientation Program

A group of 34 first-year students got a head start on their business education this summer as part of the Business Undergraduates Invested in Leadership Development program, or…

October 4, 2019

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MSF Students Advise on Microfinance Lending, Economic Inequality for Namibia Nonprofit

Students in the Master of Science in Finance program at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business consulted this spring for the One Economy Foundation, a nonprofit in…

September 13, 2019