Archive: Department of History

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Georgetown Historian Awarded €10 Million to Solve Enduring Mystery of the Black Death

In the early 14th century, pandemic plague emerged in central Asia. It arrived in the Mediterranean region and Europe in the late 1340s, spreading widely and killing millions.…

November 26, 2024

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Georgetown Awards 3 Early-Stage Associate Professors with New $100K Research Fund

Two of the inaugural winners of the Magis Prize, which comes with $100,000 in research funding to early-stage professors, are faculty members in the College of Arts & Sciences:…

September 5, 2024

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Faculty and Staff Celebrated at Spring Convocation

The College of Arts & Sciences gathered in Copley Formal Lounge to celebrate the outstanding faculty and staff who comprise its exceptional community of.…

April 8, 2024

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College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Recognized for Outstanding Research by the Provost’s Office

The Office of the Provost recognized six faculty members of the College of Arts & Sciences for their outstanding research, scholarship and interdisciplinary…

November 13, 2023

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Everything You Need to Know About Jesuit History in the US

In his new book, Rev. David Collins, S.J., an associate professor in the College of Arts & Sciences, explores the history of the Society of Jesus in the United…

September 28, 2023

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Five College of Arts & Sciences Alumnae Awarded Prestigious NSF Fellowship

This year, five alumnae of the College of Arts & Sciences were awarded fellowships through the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship…

August 14, 2023

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The Unsung History of the Third French East India Company and the Shaping of the Modern World 

In her new book, Company Politics, Elizabeth Cross wants the world to reconsider the Third French East India…

July 24, 2023

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4 Georgetown Faculty Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Four Georgetown faculty members, including three from the College of Arts & Sciences, have been elected to the 2023 class of the American Academy of Arts and…

April 20, 2023

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Georgetown Professor Wins James Beard Award for Story of Black America Told Through Fast Food

Georgetown historian Marcia Chatelain won the James Beard Award for her book Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black. …

June 13, 2022

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Analyzing Ceramics Sheds Light on Xenophobia, 1300 Years Too Late

This spring, Xin Zheng, a double major in art history and history, presented his paper on the depiction of ethnic minorities in Tang Dynasty (618-907) pottery at the SUNY New…

June 7, 2022