Archive: Books
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America’s 250th: The Best U.S. History Books, According to College Faculty
Professors in history, government, English, performing arts, psychology and other fields offer their recommendations on books to read…
June 30, 2026
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Dagomar Degroot Receives 2026 Dan David Prize for Research on Climate History
The prestigious award is considered the world's largest history prize, and winners receive $300,000 each to support their future…
June 17, 2026
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What’s the Problem of God? This Professor Has Studied Life’s Biggest Question for Nearly 20 Years
At Georgetown, every undergraduate student takes the signature class, The Problem of God. Now after years of teaching the class, this professor has written a book outlining, …
March 17, 2026
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Why the U.S. Senate’s Church Committee Report Still Matters 50 Years Later
"The Church Committee Report: Revelations from the Bombshell 1970s Investigation into the National Security State," co-edited by Brian Hochman, a professor of American Studies…
February 25, 2026
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New Book Explores What Psychology Can Teach Us About Immigration
"The New Immigration Challenge" by Professor Fathali Moghaddam and two psychology Ph.D. alumni, Margaret Hendricks (MPP’19, G’22) and Fr. Raimundo Salas-Schweikart, S.J. (MPP…
January 27, 2026
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Global Irish Studies Professor Wins Research Prize for Book on Irish History
Darragh Gannon was awarded the 2025 NUI Irish Historical Research Prize (Special Recognition Prize) for his 2023 book, Conflict, Diaspora, and Empire: Irish Nationalism in,…
January 20, 2026
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11 Books Professors Recommend (But Don’t Require) You Read This Winter
As students head home for the holidays, we asked professors for books to read based on their area of expertise. Discover their recommendations — but only if you want.…
December 16, 2025
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Georgetown Visiting Professor Rabih Alameddine Wins National Book Award in Fiction
Alameddine, the Lannan Foundation Visiting Chair, received the prestigious award for his novel The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His).…
December 4, 2025
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Sociological Imagination: Book Recommendations With Carla Shedd
Shedd, a professor of sociology in the College of Arts & Sciences, shares the books that have influenced her teaching and continue to inspire.…
November 20, 2025
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In ‘Gardens of Hope,’ Yuki Kato Shows How Urban Gardens Grow Community and Change
Yuki Kato, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, followed roughly 50 growers in New Orleans who, between 2005 and 2015, turned empty lots and blighted land into…
November 12, 2025