Archive: Cura Personalis

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New College of Arts & Sciences Dean Practices Cura Personalis on the Run

By fitting workouts and training sessions into his busy schedule, David Edelstein, the new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, said he has become a more well-rounded.…

July 1, 2025

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Starting Fall 2025, College of Arts & Sciences Students Can Major in Disability Studies

Georgetown is one of the few top-ranked universities in the country to offer an undergraduate major program dedicated to disability.…

June 18, 2025

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Longtime Georgetown Professor, Administrator Named Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences

David Edelstein, vice provost for education and a veteran professor who’s taught at Georgetown for over 20 years, has been named the new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences.…

February 3, 2025

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Want a Happier 2025? It Comes Down to Two Words, a Neuroscientist Says

Helping others—even tiny acts of kindness—makes us happier, says Abigail Marsh, a professor in the Department of Psychology and the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience…

January 10, 2025

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In Taizé, France, These Hoya-Pilgrims Found a New Inner Peace and Faith Life

Over spring break, five Georgetown students, including Camille Deschapelles (C’26), embarked on a pilgrimage to Taizé, France, home to a Christian ecumenical monastic order…

March 25, 2024

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What This Alumna Has Learned in Her 35 Years at Georgetown

After graduating from Georgetown, Theresa Torres (C'88) began working in the financial services office two months later. Find out what keeps her at home on the…

March 21, 2024

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Georgetown Unveils Community Space, New Home for Student Equity and Inclusion Office

At the center of the design and layout of the new space is Georgetown’s value of cura personalis, or care for the whole person. Eleanor JB Daugherty, vice president of student…

January 18, 2024

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Student-Run Ambulance Service Celebrates 40 Years of Caring for Fellow Students

Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service, or GERMS as it is affectionately called, provides free, around-the-clock emergency services to the campus and surrounding…

December 7, 2023

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Award-Winning Composer Honors 272 Enslaved People Through Hip Hop and Liturgical Work

Carlos Simon is an award-winning composer and musician. He’s the composer-in-residence at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and has written concert music and…

February 28, 2022

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Student Cancer Researcher Launches Medical Career at Georgetown

A biology major, professional baker and former taekwondo athlete, Jordan Kramer (C’22) started studying cancer at 16, continuing her research while at Georgetown and now at…

February 17, 2022