Expect the Unexpected: What Happens When Trade Laws are Upended?
June 3, 2026 Campus News Faculty International Economic Law Our AlumniSince the second Trump administration took office in early 2025, trade law has been on a wild ride.
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Georgetown Law Welcomes Dean M. Elizabeth Magill
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Commencement 2026: Georgetown Law Graduates Embrace Law as the ‘Means to Fight’ for Justice
May 18, 2026 Campus News Impacting Change StudentsMore than 1,000 spring graduates — including some 688 J.D. candidates, 373 LL.M. and 5 S.J.D. candidates — gathered with family and friends to celebrate commencement on Georgetown University’s historic Hilltop campus on Sunday, May 17.
Professor David Cole to Present Commencement Address at Georgetown Law Graduation
May 6, 2026 Campus News Constitutional Law & Theory Faculty Press ReleasesGeorgetown Law professor David Cole, the Honorable George J. Mitchell Professor in Law and Public Policy, will be the featured speaker at the Law Center’s 2026 commencement ceremony on May 17.
Four Faculty Members Receive 2026 Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Service
April 28, 2026 Campus News FacultyOn April 21, Georgetown Law honored four faculty members for their excellence in teaching and service to the Law Center community at the 2026 Faculty Scholarship and Teaching Awards Luncheon.
Former Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro to Speak at Georgetown Law Commencement
April 27, 2026 Campus NewsToday, Georgetown University announced the individuals who will speak at its 2026 commencement exercises and receive honorary degrees. The speaker for the Georgetown Law commencement ceremony on May 17 is Morton Schapiro, who served as president of Northwestern…
Youth Advocates, Legal Experts Call for Climate Justice at 2026 Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights
April 7, 2026 Campus News Environmental Law Human Rights & Immigration Impacting ChangeWith an eye toward identifying the advocates and strategies that will guide the next generation of climate justice work, on March 31, Georgetown Law’s Human Rights Institute (HRI) convened “Futures at Stake: Climate Change, Human Rights, and Youth Advocacy,” the 2026 Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights.
Law Grads Share Insights from Work in Politics, AI, Entrepreneurship and More at 2026 Georgetown Women’s Forum
March 30, 2026 Campus News Impacting Change Our AlumniThe winner of the most recent season of “Big Brother,” the president and CEO of an artificial intelligence (AI) governance and literacy nonprofit and the chief of staff to a U.S. congresswoman were among the alumni who represented Georgetown Law at the 2026 Georgetown University Women’s Forum March 19-21.
‘The Sim’ Returns: Georgetown Law Students Face National Security Crises in Simulation Exercise
March 23, 2026 Campus News Military National Security Law Our Alumni StudentsFor the students who took part in this year’s National Security Crisis Law: Edge Technologies Simulation (“Sim”), time was of the essence. A foreign actor had attacked a U.S. satellite fleet — with potentially dire consequences. Gathered for a National Security Council meeting, the group had to weigh options such as diplomatic protest, trade sanctions and cyberattacks in deciding how to respond.
Yale Law’s Justin Driver Discusses ‘The Fall of Affirmative Action’ and Path Forward for Higher Education
March 3, 2026 Campus News Constitutional Law & Theory Race & LawLeading constitutional and educational law scholar Justin Driver, the Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law at Yale Law School, joined the Georgetown Law community on Feb. 25 to deliver the 2026 Thomas F. Ryan Lecture, “The Fall of Affirmative Action.”
Georgetown Law Names Inaugural Moses Public Interest Scholars and Fellows
February 18, 2026 Campus News Impacting Change Our Alumni Public Interest & Community Service StudentsFive Georgetown Law 2Ls and three recent graduates have been selected to receive scholarships and fellowships to support their pursuit of public interest careers. They are the first to receive awards from the historic $10 million public interest fund…