Archive: Faculty
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What Does ‘6-7’ Mean? We Don’t Know Either, So We Asked a Linguistics Professor
Linguistics professor Cynthia Gordon unpacks the two numbers that have perplexed — and frustrated — parents, teachers and Americans across the country this.…
October 23, 2025
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How Did Dengue Go Global? This Mosquito Species Might be to Blame.
New research from Jacob Crawford (C’03) and biology professor Peter Armbruster explains how a mosquito from Africa became a global threat for vector-borne.…
October 22, 2025
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Discover What’s New With Literatures, Cultures and Language Studies
The LCL is committed to bringing together students and scholars in dialogue about the role of language in shaping our understanding of the. …
October 17, 2025
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History Professor Maurice Jackson Explores the ‘Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience’ in DC
Jackson’s new book and Lauinger Library exhibit highlight stories of Black athletes and musicians in the nation’s.…
October 16, 2025
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Sociology Professor Corey D. Fields Named to Prestigious Behavioral Sciences Fellowship at Stanford
Fields will be working on a book project that explores recent discourse in the U.S. around issues of public health and racial.…
October 9, 2025
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Georgetown Honors Early-Career Professors with High-Impact Research
The university’s Magis Prize recognizes faculty recently granted tenure who are making an extraordinary impact in their field. Now in its second year, the award invests in…
October 6, 2025
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Psychology Professor Ian Lyons Awarded Magis Prize for Math and Brain Research
The university’s Magis Prize, now in its second year, helps fund high-impact.…
October 2, 2025
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3 Distinguished Scholars Join the College as Davis Visiting Professors
The new visiting professors, James Gustafson, Danielle Purifoy and Mary Roberts, will share their expertise with students this.…
September 25, 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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250 Years After Her Birth, Why Is Jane Austen Still So Popular?
What continues to spur Austenmania two centuries after her birth? It’s a question this professor asks her.…
September 17, 2025