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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

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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

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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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Carolyn Forché Elected Chancellor of Academy of American Poets

The Academy of American Poets has elected Carolyn Forché, Ph.D., the newest member of its Board of.…

March 14, 2022

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Ricardo Ortiz Hopes to Make Literary Departments More Inclusive During Term As President of the Association of Departments of English

Ricardo Ortiz, Ph.D., was recently named president of the Association of Departments of English (ADE). The author, professor and former chair of Georgetown’s Department of…

January 27, 2022

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Colleen Baer (C’22) Contributes to Research at the Intersection of Religion and Reconciliation in Ireland

As part of the Figge Fellows Program, Colleen Baer (C'22) is researching the impact of the Catholic Church’s sex abuse crisis on the challenges of peace making in Northern…

December 20, 2021

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Theatre and Performance Studies Alumni Reginald Douglas (C’09) and Alexandra Templer (C’15) Return to Campus Teach in Department

After graduating from Georgetown College, alumni Reginald Douglas (C’09) and Alexandra Templer (C’15) pursued their passions in directing and acting. Now they have returned…

September 30, 2021

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Junior Creates Organization to Advocate for More Accessible Practices in High School Debates

Alanna Cronk (C’23) started the organization 1AC-ACCESSIBILITY (1AC), which seeks to make high school debates more accessible to those with disabilities, in the spring of her…

July 26, 2021

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Georgetown Alumna Selected to Host Washington Week

Award-winning journalist Yamiche Alcindor (C’09) was recently chosen as the next moderator of the weekly news analysis series Washington Week on PBS. This selection is the…

July 15, 2021