Doctor of Liberal Studies
Success Stories

The Doctor of Liberal Studies program empowers students to become changemakers who are shaping the future of the field. Here, alumni of the program share how they have leveraged their Georgetown education to make their mark.
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Jean-Claude
Nascimento

Jean-Claude Nascimento, Ph.D., discusses how an early Christian church that could have taken many paths ...

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Dawn
Carpenter

“We’re a business show,” Dawn Carpenter announces at the beginning of Episode One, Season Two, ...

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Erika
Cohen-Derr

Ten years ago, when Erika Cohen-Derr was Director of Georgetown’s Center for Student Programs and ...

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Elizabeth
Shelton

Retired foreign service officer Elizabeth Shelton had two reasons for pursuing a Doctor of Liberal ...

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Jennifer
Phillips

Not so long ago, the highlights of Jennifer Phillips’ week were the two nights she ...

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Donald
Pruefer

Call him prescient, if you’d like, but Donald Pruefer insists he “had no idea war ...

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