The Blog
Equity & Innovation
The Hub for Equity and Innovation in Higher Education and the Red House are two independent and adjacent organizations. We are co-located in our workspace on the edge of Georgetown University's campus, which enables us to work closely on projects that support our shared mission to advance Equity through Innovation at Georgetown University.
In this collaborative blog space, Equity & Innovation, we'll share descriptions and examples of how we approach the most complex challenges facing higher education. Contributors in this space will include Georgetown faculty, staff, and students, together with other members of our community, as we do in our work
Posts will describe our projects and our processes as integrate experiential modes of learning into the traditional educational model, how we can empower students with the agility of mind and skills necessary for lives of meaning and service in the 21st century, and how we expand access to higher education.
Onboarding
Onboarding posts help orient all who are new to the Red House and its work. Generally, this series will cover current work and initiatives, processes, and introduce people.
Onboarding: Converging on Impactful, Reciprocal Collaborations
Professor Matt Pavesich describes the Red House’s aims to build Convergence Labs, our name for research and design teams of students, faculty, and community and industry partners.
Onboarding: Bridge Courses
Duncan introduces The Bridge Courses, a series of 1-credit, pass/fail senior seminars that aim to help students gain personal and professional skills, reflect on their undergraduate experience, and engage in discussions about how to lead a meaningful and fulfilling life after graduation.
Vision(s) of Transformation
Staff Perspective: Food Insecurity in Higher Education
In this post, Sarah reflects on learning about the pervasiveness of food insecurity and highlights Georgetown’s response.
Bridging the Digital Divide
Moving to a virtual learning environment may hold promise as a workaround for the extraordinary moment in which we find ourselves, but it will be practicable only if the digital divide is bridged in the process.
News & Events
An Inside Look at Living in Downtown DC as a Georgetown Student in the CALL
“Being off campus and being a part of this city — having to walk to work, for example — I think that adds to the richness of the experience.” Nyasha Gandawa Share this by Email Growing up in his native Zimbabwe and
Destination: DC
DC is the only place where you can be a citizen on both the local and national level….We want students to think about what it means to be a citizen, to engage with a city or town, and take that ideology to wherever they go after Georgetown.
Georgetown’s New Partnership Works To Advance the Well-Being of Changemakers
Georgetown has joined a global partnership to help advance the well-being of individuals working in social change and education. The university is now one of six co-creators of the Wellbeing Project, a coalition of social change organizations and higher education institutions that
CALL Announces Partnership with New Earth Commons Institute for Fall 2022
The Capitol Applied Learning Labs (CALL) is launching a new partnership with Georgetown’s new Earth Commons Institute (ECo). The new partnership, ECo + The CALL, will create new opportunities for Fall 2022 CALL students to engage in professional experiences with DC’s environmentally
Deadline approaching! Apply to be an Idol Family Summer Fellow
Deadline to Apply: February 20, 2022 Apply for Summer 2022 Now! Learn More about our Idol Fellows Idol Fellows intern full-time over the summer and have access to participate in professional development seminars, networking opportunities, and personalized career coaching. Fellows receive summer housing
Georgetown launches Earth Commons Institute for the Environment & Sustainability.
President DeGioia announced today the launch of the Earth Commons, Georgetown University’s Institute for the Environment & Sustainability. This new Institute, which will focus on research, education, and action, builds on the work of our community over many years to expand and
