Fall 2020: On Campus During COVID-19
December 17, 2020 Campus News FacultyWhile Georgetown Law’s Fall 2020 semester was one of learning and working online, there were several opportunities for some students to come to campus.
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Liz Magill Named Executive Vice President and Dean of Georgetown Law
M. Elizabeth Magill, the former dean of Stanford Law School, provost of the University of Virginia and president of the University of Pennsylvania, has been named the executive vice president and dean of Georgetown Law.
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Georgetown Law's Two-Year LL.M. Program for Multilingual Lawyers Celebrates 10 Years of Graduates
November 20, 2020 Campus News International & Comparative LawAs an in-house lawyer for a large Nicaraguan import company in Managua, Jose Maria Enriquez never expected English would be essential to his job.
In 2020, Georgetown Law Welcomed its Most Diverse Class Ever with Online Orientation
October 14, 2020 Campus NewsGeorgetown Law Dean William M. Treanor always enjoys welcoming the incoming students at the beginning of a new school year, but this fall he was especially effusive.
In Memoriam: Dean Emeritus David J. McCarthy, Jr.
October 2, 2020 Campus News FacultyDavid J. McCarthy, Jr. (L’60, L’62, H’83), the 12th dean of Georgetown University Law Center, died October 1. He was 85.
Erin Sielaff (F’16, L’20) receives Summa Cum Laude Honors and Francis E. Lucey, S.J. Award
June 24, 2020 Campus News International & Comparative LawAt Georgetown Law, a Summa Cum Laude, or “with highest praise” honor is granted at the sole discretion of the faculty. In the J.D. class of 2020, only one student, Erin Sielaff, received a Summa Cum Laude degree.
Incoming Georgetown Law Student Named Tillman Scholar
June 22, 2020 Campus News MilitaryMelissa McCafferty (Law/SSP '23), a Coast Guard veteran who begins a dual-degree program in law and security studies at Georgetown this fall, has been selected as a 2020 Tillman Scholar by the Pat Tillman Foundation.
William M. Treanor is Reappointed as Dean of Georgetown Law
June 15, 2020 Campus News Press ReleasesDean William M. Treanor has been reappointed as executive vice president and dean of Georgetown University Law Center.
Georgetown Law Announces Preliminary Plans for Fall Semester Operations
June 10, 2020 Campus NewsGeorgetown Law today announced preliminary plans for the coming fall semester that would allow students to attend classes on campus.
Georgetown Law Student Saves Lives as Volunteer Emergency Medical Technician
May 6, 2020 Campus News Public Interest & Community ServiceFor Mark Vatch (L’20), public service runs in the blood. So when the novel coronavirus struck his hometown, he did what came naturally: he rushed to the front lines of the pandemic to provide emergency medical care, risking his own life to save the lives of others.
Georgetown Law Embraces Distance Learning with Resilience, Innovation, and Generosity
April 21, 2020 Campus News FacultyRunning the annual Robert J. Beaudry Moot Court Competition is a big job even in the best of years. But when word came last month that Georgetown Law would be pivoting to distance learning, it threatened to become a logistical nightmare. Lydia Davenport…