Thinking Forward: Georgetown Faculty Looking Towards a Better Future

School is back in session! Hear quick takes on big picture ideas and current issues from a number of the university’s most forward-thinking professors. Topics will include space exploration, terrorism, healthcare, and much more. Be sure to check back for more faculty and topic updates.

Featured faculty talks include:

- "Anticipating the Terrorist Threat" with Daniel Byman, Ph.D., Walsh School of Foreign Service and Department of Government at Georgetown College;

- "Bigger than a Hamburger: Civil Rights, Fast Food, and the Origins of Today's Health Crisis" with Marcia Chatelain, Ph.D., Departments of History and African-American Studies at Georgetown College

- "How do we create future leaders for a digital age?" with Alexandra Givens, Institute for Technology Law & Policy at Georgetown Law

- "Are We Alone" with Sarah Johnson, Ph.D., Department of Biology at Georgetown College and Science, Technology, and International Affairs Walsh School of Foreign Service;

- "The Shift from Medical Care to Health Care: What's Really Necessary" with Christopher King, Health Systems Administration and Experiential Learning and Professional Development at the School of Nursing and Health Studies;

- "Is our relationship with technology broken?" with Cal Newport, Ph.D., Department of Computer Science at Georgetown College

- "More than Words, Words, Words" with Daniel Shore, Ph.D., Department of English at Georgetown College

- "Can We Talk: Communication Across Cultures in an Increasingly Diverse World" with Deborah Tannen, Ph.D., Department of Linguistics at Georgetown College