Founded in 1789 as the nation’s first Catholic institution of higher learning, Georgetown College is committed to the Jesuit traditions of an integrated education and of productive research in the natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, and fine arts.
Chemi Rosado-Seijo: Communities in Motion/Comunidades en Movimiento opens at Georgetown University Art Galleries
January 21st, 2020
Georgetown University is pleased to present Chemi Rosado-Seijo: Communities in Motion/Comunidades en Movimiento; Rosado-Seijo (American b. 1973, San Juan) is an avid skateboarder and celebrated voice in the field of social practice.
Serious Talk About Comedy: Free Speech Project Hosts Pop Culture Reporter
January 17th, 2020
Michelle Renslo (C’22) says an event on “Free Speech and Comedy” last night featuring Elahe Izadi, a stand-up comedian and Washington Post reporter, helped her understand the comedy world she hopes one day to join.
Wu Receives Prestigious Distinguished Scholar Award by the Keats-Shelley Association of America
January 17th, 2020
Department of English professor Duncan Wu was awarded the Distinguished Scholar Award by the Keats-Shelley Association of America at the Modern Language Association convention in Seattle. Raymond Wagner Professor in Literary Studies, Wu was selected for this honor in recognition for his career-long excellence in scholarship devoted to writers of the Romantic period (1780-1830). Only two individuals receive the award each year.
Marshall Scholar’s Research Aims to Improve Global Modeling of Methane Emissions
January 16th, 2020
Sally Matson (C’20), received the 2020 Marshall Scholars Award to continue her research and education on climate change after graduation, an interest that started at Georgetown. While at the university, Matson worked to better quantify methane emissions around the globe using mathematical modeling and satellite data.
