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College Alumni and Senior Make Award Winning Documentary in Hopes of Freeing Wrongfully Convicted Man
Johnsenia Brooks (C’20), Cecily Burge (C’21) and Austin Riddick (C’20) recently released their documentary, Walk Tall: A Story of Innocence and Wrongful Conviction, that details the conviction of Edward Martinez, a man serving a 55 year sentence for a crime he did not commit. The trio hopes that this documentary, which won the Beeck Center Award for Social Impact in 2020, will garner public support in the case for Martinez’s freedom and advance much needed criminal justice reform.
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Dean Colbert Issues Statement in Response to Capitol Riot
In response to the violence at the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021, Soyica Colbert, Interim Dean of Georgetown College, Idol Family Professor and Professor of African American Studies and Pe
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Two College Masters Students Inaugural Recipients of Georgetown’s Graduate Certificate in Gender, Peace and Security
Ndeye Radia Mbengue (C’20) and Emma Dorshimer (C’20) are the first students to receive Georgetown’s new graduate certificate in Gender, Peace and Security through the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GWIPS).. The certificate focuses on bringing a gender analysis to conflict, peacebuilding and stability – a crucial skill for those entering International Affairs.
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Professor Curates Smithsonian Exhibit That Examines Impact of Young Women on Society Through Intersectional Lens
Mireya Loza, an associate professor in the Department of History, participated in the curation of an exhibit currently on display in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The exhibit, titled Girlhood (It’s Complicated) will be featured through the end of the year and details the complexities of young womanhood through a myriad of aspects in society.
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Physics Professors Study Magnetism in 3 Dimensional Nanoscale Networks for Next Generation Information Storage
Three-dimensional (3D) assemblies of nanoscale magnets offer unique opportunities to explore magnetic phenomena in intriguing and complex configurations, with vast potentials to reshape how information is stored and processed. In a recent paper published online in Nano Letters, Department of Physics professors Kai Liu and Gen Yin along with their team examine 3D nanomagnetism in a novel type of low density metallic nanowire networks.
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Two College Alumni Elected to Hometown School Boards Hope to Make Education More Equitable
Nicolo Orozco (C’19) and Luisa Santos (C’14) were recently elected to the school boards in their hometowns. The alumni are now working to help their communities by applying the skills they learned at Georgetown.
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History Class Holds Virtual Art Show and Musical Performances As Part of Course Final
Cover page for Sarah Martin's (C'21) comic book, "The Dreamy Drunken Woman." Each year, Department of History professor Bryan McCann teaches the course HIST 099 Rio de Janeiro to a large group of
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Final Words of Wisdom from Chris Celenza, Accomplished Dean and Academic
We sat down with Chris Celenza for one final chat before he starts his tenure as dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University in January of 2021.
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Alumni Advisors for Social Responsibility Network Share Insights with Service-Minded Students
The Social Responsibility Network (SRN) connects Georgetown College students interested in service-based careers with College alumni mentors currently working in the field. As the two year anniversary of the program approaches, alumni advisors introduce themselves to new students.
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Georgetown Senior Wins Marshall Scholarship, Explores Black Women and Religious Movements
Georgetown senior Amber Stanford (C’21), who researches how historical traumas have impacted Black women’s involvement in religious movements over the last century, is among the three Georgetown students and an alumnus to receive a prestigious 2021 Marshall Scholarship. The university had the greatest number of Marshall recipients from any one institution this year.
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