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2019 Commencement Speaker: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Critically acclaimed author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will serve as speaker and honorary degree recipient for the 2019 Georgetown College Commencement ceremonies on May.…

May 14, 2019

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Davis Fellowship Program Opens Doors for Research

Georgetown College is proud to announce the inaugural cohort of the Royden Davis Fellowship Program, which provides College undergraduates with funding to live in Washington D.C.…

May 13, 2019

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Dean Celenza Discusses the Liberal Arts with Eni Chair

The Italian Embassy hosted an event last month on “Liberal Education and Leadership,” featuring Georgetown College Dean Chris Celenza and Dr. Emma Marcegaglia, president of Luiss…

May 9, 2019

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Sociology Major Wins Beinecke Scholarship

Sociology major Orunima Chakraborti (C’20) has won a 2019 Beinecke Scholarship, a prestigious award given annually by The Sperry Fund to students who plan on enrolling in an, …

May 8, 2019

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College Students Bring Classics to D.C. Elementary Schools

Savannah Willard (C’22) is one of two Georgetown students who have introduced a new Latin language tutoring curriculum to elementary school students through the Center for Social…

April 29, 2019

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Persian Language and Culture Program Hosts Symposium on Abdolhossein Sardari

This Friday, the Persian Language and Culture Program at Georgetown College will host a daylong symposium titled Shelter and Shield: the Persian Schindler, the Polish Refugees,…

April 22, 2019

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Three Students Present Research at ACLA Conference

While many of their peers went home or took vacations, three College students stayed on campus to present original papers at the 2019 American Comparative Literature Conference,…

April 18, 2019

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Italian Institute Hosts Fourth Annual Business Workshop

The Italian Research Institute at Georgetown College hosted its fourth annual Innovative Solutions to Business Challenges workshop, a student-centered team competition whose…

April 15, 2019

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Social Responsibility Network Fosters Service-Based Career Connections

The Georgetown College Office of the Dean is excited to begin recruiting the inaugural cohort for the Social Responsibility Network (SRN), a mentorship program for Georgetown…

April 11, 2019

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Huang Receives Award to Research MS Treatment

Professor Jeffrey Huang of the Georgetown College Department of Biology has received a major award from the National MS Society to continue research on a potentially…

April 9, 2019