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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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The Must-Read Books While You’re Traveling This Summer, From Professors Who Study the World

We asked a few Georgetown professors for their favorite summer reads based on the parts of the world they research and teach.…

June 17, 2025

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How Georgetown Linguists, Legal Expert Scored a Win in Supreme Court ‘Ghost Guns’ Case

A Georgetown team of two linguists and a law professor celebrated an achievement at the Supreme Court after their amicus (“friend of the court”) brief was cited in the 7-to-2…

June 12, 2025

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Government Professor Stefan Eich Wins 2024 Spitz Book Prize

The prize is awarded annually for the best book or books in liberal and/or democratic theory published two years.…

June 6, 2025

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Top Books to Read This Summer According to Georgetown Psychology Professors

Professors in Georgetown’s Department of Psychology share some of their favorite books in an annual list for. …

June 5, 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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College of Arts & Sciences Celebrates 2025 Tropaia Exercises Award Winners

The College recognized exceptional seniors and outstanding faculty at the 106th annual Tropaia.…

May 16, 2025

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What It Means for the First American To Be Chosen as Pope

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, has been chosen as the successor to Pope Francis. Pope Leo XIV, his chosen papal name, will be the first American…

May 9, 2025

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The Conclave Starts Next Week. Here’s the History of How the Catholic Church Selects a New Pope

Vanessa Corcoran, a scholar of medieval religious history, unpacks the fascinating and secretive history behind the conclave and the papal election. …

May 2, 2025

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Georgetown Economics Professor John Rust Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 

The recognition is awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions to academia, the arts, industry, policy, research and.…

April 30, 2025