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Category: General News, Student Experience, University News

Title: Event: 2021 Whittington Lecture with Congressman Hakeem Jeffries

Author: April 21, 2021 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM EST
Date Published: April 14, 2021

Event Details

On April 21, 2021, join Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and McCourt School alumnus Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) (MPP’94) for the 2021 Whittington Lecture.

Following Rep. Jeffries’ speech, McCourt School Dean Maria Cancian will moderate a virtual question and answer party between Congressman Jeffries and McCourt School and Georgetown students.

Our annual Whittington Lecture and Scholarship is named after then-GPPI associate dean and professor Leslie Whittington who, along with her husband and two children, died on September 11, 2001. The Whittington Lecture and Scholarship allow us to celebrate Leslie’s memory, her passion for teaching, and her service to our community.