Archive: African American Studies

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#Hoyas2019 Research Snapshots

More than 800 seniors will walk across the stage tomorrow morning and officially conclude their academic journeys at Georgetown. Meet Sam Balthazar, Corine Forward, and Sterling…

May 17, 2019

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Georgetown Hosts Conference on Black Cultural Expression

The Georgetown College Departments of African American Studies and Performing Arts hosted a conference last week on black cultural production and the ways activism engages…

February 1, 2019

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Senior Explores Jewish Identity in Ghana

Corine Forward (C’19) has always been fascinated by the concept of identity, especially identities that seem mysterious or idiosyncratic to most of the world. This interest…

January 14, 2019

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New Faculty 2018-2019

Georgetown College is thrilled to welcome 37 new full-time faculty members with primary appointments in College departments this year. Get to know them.…

September 5, 2018

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Moran Celebrates Monk, Discusses Sense of Place

Jason Moran, Georgetown’s new Distinguished Artist in Residence, gave a lecture and performance last week to celebrate the 100th birthday of jazz legend Thelonious.…

December 14, 2017

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Patterson Heads Up African American Studies Major

Professor Robert J. Patterson (C'02) has run the African American Studies program since 2013. Now he gets to guide its transition to a full academic department and.…

September 6, 2016