Faculty Stories
Meet the former diplomats, public health experts, economists, scientists and practitioners who are passionately committed to fostering the curiosity of students and forming Hoyas to be people for others.
An Academic Community
Our faculty consists of a global community of leading scholars who bring real-life experience to the classrooms to engage and inspire students to be leaders and have an impact in their communities.
Impact in the World
Georgetown Law professors have been working with Ukrainian officials to develop an atrocity crimes investigation and prosecution process.
In a year-long project, students and faculty members are wading into rivers and measuring just how much microplastic is there — and where it’s coming from — in DC. …
Ask a Professor
In our signature faculty series, Georgetown professors break down complex issues and use their research to inform trending conversations, from the latest pop culture hits to research breakthroughs and critical global events shaping our world.
More From Ask a Professor
Ahead of the 96th Academy Awards, screenwriting professor John Glavin reveals the key to any successful movie, from Barbie to Oppenheimer and indie films.
How has Taylor Swift become one of the biggest pop stars in the world, breaking Grammy award and concert tour records? Her lyrics may provide a clue.
Work with Experts
Undergraduate and graduate students have numerous opportunities to conduct research with faculty experts. Break ground on new discoveries, under the mentorship of a community of dedicated scholars.
Get to Know Our Faculty
“My pitch to study the Roman Empire is that it’s the story of an amazing civilization that produced one of the longest-lasting democracies in human history and was also one of the longest-lasting and most extensive empires in world history.”
“As a composer, I want to use music as a platform to talk about issues of our time. The projects I’m drawn to have always been about telling the stories of people who aren’t often heard or are misrepresented or marginalized.”
“I went into college thinking I wanted to be a foreign correspondent, so I thought I wanted to do journalism as a major. What changed my life was one professor. I took an anthropology class that just kind of rocked my world. I loved anthropology, and then I ended up going into political science, and it just forever shaped how I think about the world.”