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English Department to Pilot “Flightless” Conference Format

“Ecology and Religion in the Nineteenth Century” is an experiment in the kind of carbon-neutral gatherings that will be necessary, organizers say, to take seriously the fact…

September 4, 2019

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College Science Professors Pedal for a World Free of MS

Jeffery Urbach has assembled “Team Georgetown” for the upcoming Bike MS ride, a charity ride to raise funds for the National MS. …

August 30, 2019

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New College Faculty for 2019-2020

Georgetown College is excited to welcome 34 new full-time faculty members with primary appointments in 19 College departments and. …

August 25, 2019

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Social Justice Advocate, Prize Winner to Address Incoming Class of First-Year Students

Omoyele Okunola (C’20), 2019 McTighe Prize winner, will advise the incoming Class of 2023 on the importance of advocating for others and self-care during New Student.…

August 19, 2019

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Serious Declines in Butterflies Revealed in Extensive North America Study

Biology professor Leslie Ries co-authors a study showing that common butterfly species in a Midwestern state have declined by one-third over more than two.…

July 9, 2019

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Georgetown Grad Who Discovered Dark Matter Inspires On-Campus International Symposium

A symposium honoring Vera Rubin (G’54), one of the most important American astrophysicists of the 20th century, took place this week at Georgetown, where she received a Ph.D.…

June 28, 2019

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New Book Examines Relationship Between R&B Culture, Black Aspirations

A new book by Robert Patterson (C’02), chair of the Department of African American Studies, examines how post-Civil Rights era rhythm and blues culture articulates competing…

June 18, 2019

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Psychology Research Team Identifies Creative Anxiety

A new study by a research team at Georgetown provides the first evidence of a form of anxiety that is specific to thinking creatively and points to ways that this kind of anxiety…

June 11, 2019

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2019 First-Year Seminar Applications Open

The Ignatius Seminars, the Liberal Arts Seminar, and the FLL Hager Scholars Program all present exciting opportunities for first-year students to challenge themselves in the…

May 29, 2019

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Class of 2019 Graduates

Georgetown College is thrilled to announce the graduation of its Class of 2019, which celebrated a successful Commencement ceremony last weekend on Healy.…

May 22, 2019