Archive: Faculty
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Animals in Heaven? Jesuit Professor’s New Book Claims Catholic Theology Says Yes
Professor Christopher Steck of the Department of Theology published his book All God’s Animals: A Catholic Theological Framework for Animal Ethics, the first of its kind to claim through scholarly research that that Catholic theology does in fact show that animals will join people in heaven. Steck also outlines the importance of caring for the animal kingdom on earth due to their acceptance into heaven.
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Georgetown Professor Launches Remembering YoU, a Community Archiving Initiative to Preserve Historic U-Street Neighborhood
Department of History Professor Ananya Chakravarti is working to preserve the rich history of one of Washington’s most culturally vibrant neighborhoods. She and Georgetown Professor Maurice Jackson have worked with students and various community partners to launch “Remembering YoU: A U Street Community Archiving Initiative” November 8 and 9 in the U Street neighborhood.
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Three College Professors Honored With Prestigious Research and Teaching Awards
Alison Mackey, Department of Linguistics, John McNeill, Department of History, and Cristina Sanz, Department of Spanish and Portuguese joined Italo Mocchetti, Georgetown University Medical Center, for the honors.
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Deconstructing Walls —German Department Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Department of German Professors Astrid Weigert and Anja Banchoff are hosting a week-long event series to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall that will kick off on Monday, November 4. Students and faculty will jointly participate in several events that speak to the history of the Berlin Wall, its demolition, and the significance of walls, both mental and physical, that exist in society today.
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Linguistics Workshop Examines Social Justice, Language Diversity, and Globalization
The research training workshop focused on multilingual practices and social justice and examined the contributions of different approaches to the analysis of multilingualism within contexts that are crucial to guaranteeing equity and access to all members of society, such as in court and health settings.
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First DC Musicians Census Led by Celenza to be Released at Summit
Music history and industry scholar Anna Celenza, who researches the significance and impact of music on culture, and the DC Mayor’s Office plan to release the results of a census of DC musicians at this year’s Music Policy Forum Summit
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College French Professor Awarded L’Ordre des Francophones d’Amérique Award
Professor Miléna Santoro of the Department of French and Francophone Studies, received the L’Ordre des Francophones d’Amérique Award
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Soyica Colbert Appointed Vice Dean
Soyica Colbert (C’01) has been appointed Vice Dean. Her appointment will start in January 2020.
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Philosophy Professor Partners with CSET, Receives Grant
Philosophy Professor Maggie Little of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics and Jason Matheny, founding executive director of the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) at Georgetown University, recently won a grant for their collaborative project, “Embedding Ethics for Career Training in the Governance of Artificial Intelligence.”
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College Faculty Honored with President’s Awards for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers
These awards commend faculty who were nominated by their students and faculty peers for outstanding service to our community and to the Academy as exemplary scholar-teachers, embodying Georgetown’s mission as a student-centered research University.
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