Posts In: Spring 2021 Bridge

Just Communities

Careers in Public Policy, with Faiz Shakir

Existentialism 2.0

What does it mean to be responsible for oneself and to others in 2018 and beyond? How should we understand the dynamics of accelerated change at work in the world and a heightened level of stress, anxiety and conflict they produce?

Creativity for Life

How can we think and innovate creatively in professional spaces? How can creativity be an asset in our personal and professional lives beyond college? This course teaches students how to incorporate creativity into their lives.

Identity and Relationships at Georgetown and Beyond

How do variables such as race, class, religion, and gender affect our interpersonal relationships?  How might a better understanding of these identities allow for intra- and interpersonal growth in this time of transition from college to beyond? 

What’s Next? Graduation and Life’s Big Questions

Do we work to live, or live to work? Can you prepare yourself for the unexpected? This course will address these questions and many more as you imagine your life beyond the Hilltop. 

Leading Ethically: Challenges and Opportunities

“You can run, but you can’t hide.” What boxer Joe Louis is reported to have said about his ring opponents could also be said about you and ethical challenges.

The Jane Goodall Rules: Acting Upon our Reasons for Hope

Explore Nat Geo, the Zoo, and the works of Jane Goodall with Jane's former personal advisor John Trybus. Develop your sense of hope and learn how to respond to the question: What can one person do to make an impact on the world?

Reason in a Dark Time

Headlines are dominated not simply with bad news, but potentially catastrophic news. Given this context, how do we utilize our reason and other capacities to pursue both the good and the good life after graduating college?

Life Negotiations

Negotiation affects all of our lives. We constantly strive in so many daily situations to secure agreements or cooperation or coordinated conduct with others that benefit our own interests.