Georgetown University takes an unprecedented step to make amends for slavery. ... Harvard Law School announced it would resign its shield after it was tied to the family crest of Isaac Royall Jr., ...

Re “The Church’s Judas Moment,” Maureen Dowd’s April 7 column, which was written largely by her brother Kevin: Kevin Dowd writes, “Georgetown University agreeing to cover religious ...

Georgetown University and the Jesuits have pledged $27 million in money and land donations to the descendants of 19th-century enslaved people who were sold to fund the highly prestigious institution.

Georgetown University President John DeGioia announced the measures in response to a report from the school’s Working Group on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation, which DeGioia convened in 2015 ...