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Book by Philosophy Professor Uses Ancient Wisdom as Framework to Alleviate Problems of Today
At a time of extraordinary uncertainty and anxiety, we are all searching for ways to stay calm and remain positive. Nancy Sherman, University Professor in the Department of…
May 10, 2021
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Senior Advocates for Black Mothers Who Have Lost Children to Gun Violence
Psychology major Denzell Brown’s (C’21) research aims to provide aid to Black mothers who have lost children to gun violence in Washington, DC. The senior will continue to…
May 7, 2021
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New Women’s and Gender Studies Director Nadia Brown Answers Q & A
Nadia Brown, prize-winning political scientist, academic entrepreneur, will begin her tenure as director of the Women and Gender Studies Program this summer. Brown will also be a…
May 5, 2021
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Marcia Chatelain Receives 2021 Lawrence W. Levine Award from the Organization of American Historians
Marcia Chatelain, professor in the Department of History and the Department of African American Studies, is the recipient of the Organization of American Historians’ (OAH) 2021…
May 3, 2021
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Biophysics Major Who Hopes to Help Fight Climate Change Contributes to Interdisciplinary Oceanographic Research
Biological physics major Victoria Boatwright (C’22) has always been fascinated by the ocean. In a recent publication through the Georgetown Scientific Research Journal (GSR),…
April 30, 2021
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Senior Completes Two Theses on Women’s Health, Plans to Work in Medical Equity After Graduation
Biology of Global Health and Spanish double major Grace Keegan (C’21) is an unstoppable force. In addition to completing two theses that focus on women’s health, the senior…
April 26, 2021
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Alumna Finalist for Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for an Environmental Play
Theater and Performance Studies alumna Miranda Rose Hall (C’11) is a 2021 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize finalist for her work, A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction. One…
April 22, 2021
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Two Georgetown Professors Receive Prestigious Whiting Award for Fiction, Nonfiction
The Lannan Visiting Lecturer in Creative Writing Tope Folarin and the Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor of Planetary Science Sarah Stewart Johnson were selected for…
April 21, 2021
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Asian Studies Program and Partners Convene Panel on Addressing Anti-Asian Racism
In an April 16 event, Georgetown University’s Asian Studies Program (ASP) hosted a virtual panel discussion to address the recent surge in anti-Asian harassment and violence…
April 20, 2021
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Lorraine Hansberry Biography by Soyica Colbert Listed as a Must-Read in Oprah Magazine
Soyica Diggs Colbert, interim dean of the College and Idol Family Professor of African American Studies and Performing Arts, recently completed her latest book Radical Vision: A…
April 19, 2021