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Award-Winning Composer Honors 272 Enslaved People Through Hip Hop and Liturgical Work

Carlos Simon is an award-winning composer and musician. He’s the composer-in-residence at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and has written concert music and…

February 28, 2022

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Why Democrats Can’t Govern Effectively, According to a Historian

Michael Kazin, Ph.D. and a professor in the Department of History at Georgetown, wants to chart a course forward for the Democratic party by studying its long evolution – from…

February 28, 2022

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The Untold Story of the Windy City: Georgetown Professor Paints New History of Mexican Americans in Chicago

Mike Amezcua’s new book, Making Mexican Chicago, tells the story of the Windy City as it was built by its Mexican and Mexican-American population, exploring the ways in which…

February 18, 2022

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Student Cancer Researcher Launches Medical Career at Georgetown

A biology major, professional baker and former taekwondo athlete, Jordan Kramer (C’22) started studying cancer at 16, continuing her research while at Georgetown and now at…

February 17, 2022

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Has the Black Death’s Impact Been Overstated? New Medieval Data Complicates Understanding 

Timothy Newfield, an assistant professor in the Department of History, is the co-author of a new paper on the impacts of the bubonic.…

February 17, 2022

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Georgetown Senior Tests His Trivia Skills in Jeopardy! College Championship

Nam Vu (C’22) competed in the Jeopardy! National College Championship representing Georgetown, the latest Hoya — and the second member of his family — to appear on the. …

February 16, 2022

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Student Studies Technology and Criminal Justice From a Squad Car

Arjun Ravi (C’22) has worked with leading quantitative researchers of criminal justice, engaged with community advocacy groups and rode along with police officers to research…

February 16, 2022

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Educating the Whole Person Onstage, on the Track, in the City

As part of thr Spirit of Georgetown storytelling series, they spotlight community members who demonstrate Georgetown’s commitment to educating the whole person — mind, body…

February 10, 2022

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Educating the Whole Person Onstage, on the Track, in the City

Department of Performing Arts professor Natsu Onoda Power and Maazin Ahmed (C’22) is a senior on Georgetown’s cross country and track team, are featured in this latest Spirit…

February 10, 2022

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Can Dialogue Engender Solidarity? A New Book Invites Conversation and Action Between Blacks and Jews in America

GU Press is publishing Blacks and Jews in America by Terrence L. Johnson and Jacques Berlinerblau. The book invites a dialogue and collective action between the Jewish and…

January 31, 2022