Archive: Faculty
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- Faculty in the Media
White House Criticizes Smithsonian for ‘Extreme Political Activism’
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with history professor Chandra Manning about the Smithsonian having to defend itself this week on Capitol.…
July 22, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
The Biggest Winners of the American Economy Fear They’re Sinking Fast
“The rise of AI, especially, is bound to change the workplace radically,” said Georgetown University historian Joseph McCartin. “But the way it’s going to happen is similar to…
July 19, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
The Comforting Resurgence of ‘Grandma Hobbies’
“Grandma hobbies reconnect us to ourselves,” said Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University who writes about technology, focus and.…
July 18, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
Truth Without Reconciliation
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, an associate professor of philosophy, explores why Brazil’s democratic institutions have held firm while those in the United States have quickly.…
July 16, 2026
- News Story
Are Spotted Lanternflies That Bad For Your Yard? Here’s How They Affect Your Plants and Environment.
Lanternflies could swarm your backyard and neighborhood this summer. But are they that harmful for you and your local environment? An entomologist and biology professor weighs.…
July 16, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
What ‘Familect’ Do You Speak? Linguists Explain the Weird Words and Phrases Used Within Families
Georgetown University linguist Cynthia Gordon spent over two decades recording how families really talk at.…
July 13, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
How American Socialism Changed, and Stormed the Democratic Party
“This is the first time that a mass socialist organization has had members where almost all of them decide to run as Democrats, instead of running on their own party line,” said…
July 10, 2026
- News Story
Adapting ‘The Odyssey’ Is a Challenge of Mythic Scale. Why Do We Keep Returning to This Ancient Epic?
“The Odyssey” is a highly anticipated summer blockbuster. The narrative is hard to capture on the silver screen, one classicist.…
July 9, 2026
- Faculty in the Media
Trump Always Does This 1 Extremely Boomer Thing In His Truth Social Posts
“My guess would be [it’s] to remind people he’s the president and to have the pleasure of seeing ‘President Donald Trump,’” said Deborah Tannen, a distinguished linguistics…
July 9, 2026
- News Story
New DARPA Grant to Study Ultra-Low-Power Magnetic Memory
A team led by Professor Kai Liu has been awarded a research grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to study a novel class of data storage.…
July 8, 2026