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Commentary: Systemic Racism, Lay It To Rest

“At the end of the day, a social movement is only as effective as its leaders, and the most effective leaders are those willing to share power and lead from behind,” wrote…

June 10, 2020

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Don’t Enroll in a Ph.D. Program Until You’ve Read this Book

Jason Brennan is a philosophy professor at Georgetown who has written some superb books on political-economy topics, particularly the dubious ethics of our higher-education.…

June 3, 2020

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Opinion on COVID-19: Canada Needs to Pay Plasma Donors to Protect its Domestic Supply

An op-ed by Peter Jaworski, associate teaching professor: "As countries race to find effective treatments and methods of preventing COVID-19, some hope has come along in the form…

May 5, 2020

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CSL’s ESG Conundrum Could Mean Greater Cost of Growth

There is another way to frame the risk of exploitative participation, according to Peter Jaworski, a Georgetown academic. "While I’m not a medical doctor, I am an ethics. …

April 26, 2020

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Convalescent Plasma Treatment for Coronavirus

Peter Jaworski, ethics professor at Georgetown University, discusses possible convalescent plasma treatments for Coronavirus on TVN24's Wstajesz i Wiesz (in).…

April 23, 2020

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A Surge in Telecommuting Could Jeopardize Economic Growth

Brooks Holtom, senior associate dean of strategy, finance, and organization and professor of management, discusses whether more people working from home during the coronavirus…

March 4, 2020

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Did the Boy Scouts Violate Their Own Honor Code by Filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy?

"They have this internal code that dictates you behave in particular ways – included among those is keeping your promises," said Peter Jaworski, who teaches ethics at…

February 20, 2020

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Georgetown Professor William English Confirmed to National Council on the Humanities

William English, assistant professor of strategy, economics, ethics, and public policy, has been confirmed to the National Council on the Humanities. The council’s board…

January 16, 2020

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Ethic And Management, In Rome The Course In Discerning Leadership

The objective of the project drawn up by the General Curia of the Jesuits is to train leaders who act with spirituality. View broadcast with Jeanine Turner, associate.…

October 25, 2019

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Georgetown Faculty Members Bai and Monte Appointed Research Fellows for National Bureau of Economic Research

Two Georgetown McDonough faculty members, Jennie Bai and Ferdinando Monte, have been appointed faculty research fellows by the National Bureau of Economic Research. The NBER,…

October 24, 2019