Archive: Classics

• New College Faculty for 2020-2021

  September 2, 2020

  Georgetown College is pleased to welcome 24 new full-time faculty members with primary appointments in 16 College departments and programs. This cohort will help enrich the student experience through their varied and nuanced areas of study.

  Category: News Story Tags: African American Studies, Arabic and Islamic Studies, Biology, Chemistry, Classics, Computer Science, East Asian Languages and Cultures, Economics, English, Faculty, Georgetown Humanities Initiative, Government, History, Humanities Initiative, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Physics, Research, Slavic, Theology

• Three College Professors Honored at Faculty Convocation & Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Awards

  January 13, 2020

  Nathan Hensley (Department of English), Catherine Keesling (Department of Classics), and Manus Patten (Department of Biology) will receive the prestigious Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award at Faculty Convocation. This award is given to those faculty members who have demonstrated that they are exceptional educators deeply committed to enriching the undergraduate experience.

  Category: News Story Tags: Awards, Biology, Classics, English, Faculty

• College Students Bring Classics to D.C. Elementary Schools

  April 29, 2019

  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 Justice Hill Hoyas Inspire Learners (HILL) program.

  Category: News Story Tags: Classics, Humanities Initiative, Service, Students

• Q & A: Dean Chris Celenza

  August 24, 2018

  Dean Celenza’s reflects on his first year in office, his future plans, a message to incoming first-years, and more.

  Category: News Story Tags: Classics, Faculty, History, Q&A

• 2018 Graduates Share Their Research

  May 18, 2018

  One of Georgetown College’s biggest strengths is the opportunity to conduct meaningful and original research as an undergraduate. Meet nine members of the Class of 2018 who have taken advantage of this opportunity.

  Category: News Story Tags: American Studies, Classics, Commencement, Computer Science, French, History, Linguistics, Psychology, Research, Sociology, Student

• Celenza Publishes Two New Books on Italian Renaissance

  January 19, 2018

  Celenza published his sixth book, Petrarch: Everywhere A Wanderer in December 2017; his seventh, The Intellectual World of the Italian Renaissance: Language, Philosophy, and the Search for Meaning, is due out this month.

  Category: News Story Tags: Books, Classics, Faculty, History

• Sticking to the Classics, Lyons Draws National Scholarship Attention

  November 10, 2017

  Classics major Annee Lyons (C’18) is the 2017 recipient of the Beinecke Scholarship and is a finalist for the Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships.

  Category: News Story Tags: Classics, Film & Media Studies, Research, Scholarships, Student

• Six Great Courses You Should Consider

  September 7, 2017

  The end of the add/drop period is approaching. Fill out your schedule with one of these classes recommended by our team of advising deans.

  Category: News Story Tags: Classics, Faculty, History, Linguistics, Spanish, Theology

• Getting to Know Dean Christopher S. Celenza

  July 6, 2017

  Christopher S. Celenza officially began his term as Dean of Georgetown College on July 1. Learn more about his career, how he got here, and his philosophy on leading Georgetown’s oldest and largest undergraduate school.

  Category: News Story Tags: Classics, Faculty, History

• Q & A: Jeopardy! College Championship Contestant Julia Marsan

  February 16, 2017

  Julia Marsan (C’17) is the latest member of the Georgetown community to appear on the popular quiz show Jeopardy!, as she competes for the College Championship in episodes airing this month.

  Category: News Story Tags: Art & Art History, Awards, Classics, Q&A, Student