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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…

December 8, 2020

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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…

December 7, 2020

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Georgetown College Appoints Andrew Sobanet to Vice Dean of Faculty

Georgetown College is delighted to announce that Department of French and Francophone Studies professor Andrew Sobanet has been chosen to serve as Vice Dean of Faculty. He was…

December 7, 2020

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21st Century Postdoctoral Fellow to Conduct Cutting Edge Research Across Labs

Louise Djapgne, a new 21st Century Postdoctoral Fellow for the Department of Chemistry, brings her skills as a molecular biologist to the field of biophysics at Georgetown in…

December 2, 2020

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Georgetown Professors Discuss Racial Justice after the Election

Georgetown Law’s Professor Paul Butler — a contributing opinion columnist for the Washington Post, former federal prosecutor and author of the book Chokehold: Policing Black…

November 30, 2020

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New Book by Linguistics Professor Gives New Insights to Field of Cognitive Science

David Lightfoot, a professor in the Department of Linguistics and co-director of the PhD-level Interdisciplinary Concentration in Cognitive Science, recently published Born to…

November 23, 2020

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Georgetown Alumnus Ron Klain’s Appointment By Biden Reflects Commitment to Public Service

President-elect Joe Biden’s recent appointment of veteran political strategist Ron Klain (C’83) has prompted members of the university community to recall the Georgetown…

November 18, 2020

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Spanish and Portuguese Professor Publishes Book on Noted Sociologist Orlando Fals Borda

Joanne Rappaport, a professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, published Cowards Don’t Make History in October of this year. The book follows the research-activist…

November 16, 2020

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Analyzing Tumors in Real Time to Detect Metastatic Cells Could Aid in Treatment

Identifying cells that metastasize from the primary tumor to other sites in the body, thereby expanding their lethality, has been a goal of scientists for years. If researchers…

November 13, 2020

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Soyica Colbert Appointed Interim Dean of Georgetown College

Georgetown College is delighted to announce that Soyica Colbert (C’01), vice dean of faculty and an Idol Family Professor of African American Studies and Theater and…

November 11, 2020