Archive: English
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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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Remembering Ricardo Ortiz: Educator, Friend and Hoya for Others
Ortiz, a beloved faculty member in the College of Arts & Sciences and celebrated scholar of Latinx literature, queer theory and gender studies, died Aug. 18 in.…
September 22, 2025
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Incoming Master of Arts in English Student Spotlight: Christina Riddle
Born in Calhoun, Georgia and raised in Ijuí, Brazil, Army Capt. Christina Riddle (G’27) is joining Georgetown’s Master of Arts in English program in the College of Arts &…
August 25, 2025
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Celebrate a Century of The Great Gatsby With a Professor Who’s Read It 100 Times
Georgetown professor Maureen Corrigan recommends rereading the classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald that she says is "both timeless and time.”…
May 30, 2025
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Literature Professors Pick the Best Books To Read This Winter
With so many books to choose from, we asked literature professors in the Department of English for their recommendations on what to read this winter. Whether you’re looking to…
December 20, 2024
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Bringing the Humanities to the Town Square: Ricardo Ortiz Champions the Intersection of Academic and Public Life
Professor Ricardo Ortiz has been named guest editor for a special edition of Public Humanities, a peer-reviewed journal from Cambridge University Press that publishes scholarship…
December 13, 2024
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Hoyas in the Humanities: Bringing Research to Life in the Archives and on the Stage
Last month, the College of Arts & Sciences celebrated the opening of a dedicated space for the Georgetown Humanities Initiative. By housing the initiative in historic Old…
November 8, 2024
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NBC News Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor (C’09) Is Living Her Wildest Dreams
In anticipation of the presidential election, the College of Arts & Sciences sat down with award-winning journalist Yamiche Alcindor (C’09) to pick her brain on all things…
October 15, 2024
- CAS Magazine: Faculty
From Paris to the Hilltop, Jennifer Natalya Fink Examines the Fashion Industry Through a Green (Washed) Lens
This summer, Professor Jennifer Natalya Fink and artist Julie Laffin collaborated on a performance piece titled “Going (Paris) Green,” which examined greenwashing, toxicity…
September 26, 2024
- Announcements
4 Hoyas Win Voyager Scholarship Sponsored by the Obamas and Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
Aria Nimmagadda (C’26) is one of four Hoyas to receive this year’s Voyager Scholarship, a new program that prepares students to be future leaders and public.…
August 30, 2024