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For a Song: Senior Writes Music to Soothe the Soul in Pandemic

Kent Hall (C’20), a singer-songwriter who started playing guitar at age 6, says he coped with the restlessness he felt after coming home this spring to his grandparents’ home…

May 14, 2020

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Transcription Event for Georgetown Slavery Archive Honors DC Emancipation Day

More than 100 Georgetown students, staff, faculty, alumni and descendants of individuals enslaved and sold by the Maryland Province of Jesuits in 1838 participated in a weeklong…

May 8, 2020

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‘Chef Geoff’ Provides Recipes for a Great Mother’s Day Brunch

Geoff Tracy (C’95), a.k.a “Chef Geoff” provides two tried-and-true recipes for a Mother's Day brunch in. …

May 8, 2020

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Art Provides Much-Needed Respite, Connection for Students During Pandemic

Art students at Georgetown have continued to paint, draw, sculpt, make videos and study art.…

May 6, 2020

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Professor Michael Kazin Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Department of History professor Michael Kazin was recently elected a member of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The historian joins a group of accomplished…

May 4, 2020

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New Book by Professor Eli McCarthy Provides Framework for Just Peace

Eli McCarthy published his most recent book A Just Peace Ethic Primer, which comprised of a collection of essays by a diverse group of scholars, that outlines the ethical,…

May 4, 2020

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Nadia Brown Appointed as New Director of Women and Gender Studies Program

Georgetown College is thrilled to announce that Nadia Brown, associate professor of Political Science and African American Studies at Purdue University, has been appointed as the…

May 4, 2020

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Career Center Launches Careers in Time of Crisis as Part of Virtual Summer Program

In response to COVID-19, the Cawley Career Education Center is offering students a virtual series of new and expanded credit and non-credit experiences to advance career…

April 30, 2020

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First Generation College Student Studies Race, Identity and Community in Thesis on Ben’s Chili Bowl

Sonali Mirpuri (C’20) was interested in studying how first-generation Indian students such as herself navigated the intersections of race, identity and community at Georgetown.…

April 30, 2020

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Tips for Teacher-Parents During a Pandemic: Use Tools and Forget Being Perfect

With the closing of public schools across the country and the world, millions of parents must now supplement their children’s education while dealing with pandemic-induced…

April 30, 2020