Historical articles post 1950 about the evolution of religious life on Georgetown's campus:

Laymen to Help Run Georgetown  

• In 1967, Georgetown finally decides to put laymen on their governing board for the first time since the University's founding 179 years prior.
• People on the board would not have to be Catholic - but the general sentiment assumed that everyone on the board would be.
• At this time, 60% of the 7,600 undergraduate student body is Catholic

Georgetown faculty to get 4 Non-Catholic Clerics 

• Georgetown adds 2 Protestant clergymen and 2 Rabbis to their religious staff in 1967
• This is said to come in response to the Vatican II finding "authentic and genuine value...Protestantism and Judaism"

GU's Policy on Homosexual Groups Based on Religion, Healy tells Court

• This article examines the backlash of Georgetown University not recgnizing homosexual student groups in 1982. 

Jesuit Sees Bigger Role for Catholic Laypeople

• This article quotes former President of Gergetown University, Father Timothy Healy discussing the decrease of people in the priesthood and how the church must respond by adapting its policies and practices on various levels, including educating laypeople.  

Former President of Georgetown, Timothy Healy

Jesuits Show Strength Even as Their Numbers Shrink

• As recently as 2004, the pwer of Jesuits is believed to come from their prominence in universities in the United States, like Georgetown and Boston College.