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Professor Amani Morrison Conducting New Research on the Kitchenettes of Great Migration-Era Chicago

Amani Morrison, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of English, is bringing attention to a crucial part of Black history: the significance of the kitchenette…

April 14, 2022

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Voice for Continued Change: Professor Marcus Board Releases New Book on How to Sustain Movements Against the Status Quo

Marcus Board, Ph.D. and assistant professor in the Department of African American Studies, is helping others advocate for themselves and their beliefs. In his new book, Invisible…

April 14, 2022

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Georgetown Professors Create Public Forum For Motherhood

Two Georgetown professors have launched an online resource and forum to discuss the ways motherhood is depicted in literature, media and popular.…

April 1, 2022

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College Academic Council Recognizes Scholastic Tenacity and Independent Thought

The College Academic Council celebrated distinguished faculty and promising students at its 16th annual awards ceremony. This year’s event honored Erin Cline, a professor of…

March 30, 2022

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An Interdisciplinary Approach to Life’s Big Questions

Uncertainty is arguably one of the most universally felt phenomena, and the issues we may be uncertain about appear as boundless as the universe. The Georgetown Humanities…

March 17, 2022

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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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Algorithms Developed by Mathematics Professor Maryam Yashtini Improve Quality, Speed of MRI Images

Maryam Yashtini, Ph.D. and assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, is on a mission to improve efficiency. Through the development of practical…

March 9, 2022

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What Do Running a Marathon and Researching a Ph.D. Have in Common? A New Memoir Explores the Connection

Vanessa Corcoran, an advising dean in Georgetown College and a professor in the Department of History, is celebrating International Women’s Day with the publication of her new…

March 7, 2022

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Fighting for Food Justice: Sociology Professor Yuki Kato Researches Intersectional Effects of Gentrification in DC

Urban sociologist and assistant professor Yuki Kato, Ph.D., is working to bring awareness to issues related to urban agriculture in Washington, DC. An advocate for environmental…

March 3, 2022

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Earliest African DNA Paints Vivid Picture of Ancient Human Lives

Kathryn de Luna, a history professor at Georgetown, is an author of a new paper examining the earliest DNA ever recovered from. …

March 2, 2022