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Student Town Hall with Nancy Pelosi

Ahead of the midterm elections later this fall, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi joined the Georgetown community for a town hall conversation with students about issues that…

June 24, 2018

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A Conversation with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)

Georgetown students joined GU alumna Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) (COL ’80) for a conversation on gun control, climate change, and bipartisanship. Murkowski was elected to a…

April 23, 2018

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Why Gridlock Rules Washington

Former Congressmen David Jolly (R-FL) and Patrick Murphy (D-FL) sat down with students to discuss hyper-partisanship, the less common bipartisanship, and how to improve the.…

October 16, 2017

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Political Pageturners: Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)

Congresswoman DeLauro presented her new book, The Least Among Us: Waging the Battle for the Vulnerable, to the Georgetown community. Her presentation focused on how helping other…

October 4, 2017

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Conversation with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)

In partnership with the Georgetown College Democrats, the Office of D.C. & Federal Relations, the Baker Scholars, the South Asian Society, the Georgetown Women’s Alliance,…

September 25, 2017

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Political Pageturners: Jill Lawrence

The first in the Political Pageturners event series, we were joined by Jill Lawrence, Commentary Editor and Columnist for USA Today. Lawrence discussed with students her new, …

March 20, 2017

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The Syrian Conflict: Is there a Bipartisan Solution?

Panelists included: Anne Richard – Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration from 2012 to 2017, Nora Barré – a Syrian board member of Help…

February 13, 2017

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Navigating the New Administration

This event, co-sponsored alongside the McCourt School of Public Policy Career Center and the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Graduate Career Center, offered insights on…

January 24, 2017

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The Exit Interview: The Political Culture in Washington

David Simas, Special Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Political Strategy and Outreach, joined students and the Georgetown community in a…

November 16, 2016

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Student Town Hall with Speaker Paul Ryan

The event, titled “Building A Confident America,” brought the Speaker together with Georgetown students in an effort to persuade them to vote for his party later in the year.…

April 27, 2016