Diversity and Inclusion

Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences is proud to celebrate diversity and strives to make our community inclusive and welcoming to all in it.

We celebrate our differences that make us a stronger community of students, faculty, and staff who treat each other with respect and dignity in the true spirit of the Jesuit tradition of Cura Personalis.

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Want a Happier 2025? It Comes Down to Two Words, a Neuroscientist Says

Helping others—even tiny acts of kindness—makes us happier, says Abigail Marsh, a professor in the Department of Psychology and the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience who studies altruism.

January 10, 2025

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Literature Professors Pick the Best Books To Read This Winter

With so many books to choose from, we asked literature professors in the Department of English for their recommendations on what to read this winter. Whether you’re looking to play detective or revisit a classic, these professors in the College of Arts & Sciences curated picks depending on your mood.

December 20, 2024

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Bringing the Humanities to the Town Square: Ricardo Ortiz Champions the Intersection of Academic and Public Life

Professor Ricardo Ortiz has been named guest editor for a special edition of Public Humanities, a peer-reviewed journal from Cambridge University Press that publishes scholarship at the nexus of the…

December 13, 2024