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Georgetown’s Center on Slavery Launches With Carlos Simon Musical Tribute Honoring the Enslaved
Georgetown marked the launch of an interdisciplinary center that examines the history of slavery and its legacies through a live musical performance composed by a College of Arts & Sciences professor
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Summer Conference at Georgetown Addresses Future of the Humanities in Higher Education
This summer, Georgetown faculty and more than 100 higher education leaders in the humanities from across the country convened on the Hilltop for the Modern Language Association’s (MLA) 2023 Summer Seminar
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Why Do Hoyas Love Georgetown? Find Out From the Students Behind Georgetown Stories
Meet this year’s Georgetown Storytellers, a group of students that document their academic year on the Hilltop for past, present and future Hoyas. This year, eight students from the College of Arts & Sciences are telling their story
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‘You’re a Trailblazer, Honey’: Behind-the-Scenes of Family Goodbyes and Move-In 2023
From Aug. 18-19, more than 1,600 new Hoyas traveled from around the world to begin their new lives on the Hilltop. Amid new faces and family goodbyes, we followed along on their move-in journey
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With Some Pomp and Circumstance, the Class of 2027 Are Officially Hoyas
On an unusually cool Saturday in August, President John J. DeGioia stood before more than 1,600 new students and asked them to pause. In the quiet, the Healy bells tolled
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After a Trip to the Yucatan, Undergraduates Find Their Plans Shaken Up
Undergraduates traveled to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula as part of a new immersive summer course and found the experience shifted how they interact with the environment — and with their own
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Junior To Play for Haiti’s First Ever Women’s World Cup
Georgetown soccer player Lara Larco (C’25) has been training for months for the World Cup. For her, it’s more than just soccer. It’s about shining a light on her home country
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This Alumnus Landed a White House Fellowship. But That’s Not the Story He Wants To Tell.
Last August, Adan Gonzalez (C’15) was holding his three-day-old daughter when he got a call from the White House
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The Neuroscience Behind Superhuman Acts of Generosity
Why do some people go to extraordinary lengths to help strangers? Are they built differently? Researchers from the College of Arts & Sciences say yes.
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The Linguistic Phenomenon Behind Taylor Swift’s Superstardom
In this Ask a Professor, Cynthia Gordon breaks down the linguistics behind Taylor Swift’s meteoric rise in the music industry and how she cultivates a devoted fan base through language.
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