Archive: English
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English Professor Sarah McNamer Awarded the 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship
McNamer, an expert in medieval literature and the history of emotion, is one of 223 fellows in this year’s cohort of awardees. Each year since 1925, the John Simon Guggenheim…
April 17, 2026
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4 Alumni with Majors That Led Them in Unexpected and Successful Directions
A beauty director whose classical studies minor sets her apart. A medical student whose English degree is his superpower. Meet alumni whose liberal arts degrees expanded their…
April 14, 2026
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6 Questions I Had Before Committing to Georgetown
Mara Goldstein (C’27) is a Georgetown Storyteller and a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences from Pearl City, Hawai’i, studying justice & peace studies and.…
April 9, 2026
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New Series Highlights the Value of an English Degree in a Changing World
In today’s unpredictable world and job market, “The English Major in the World” event series aims to show students that it’s an advantage to have an English.…
March 18, 2026
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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