Archive: History

• Olesko, Mujica, Hinkson Honored at Faculty Convocation

  February 3, 2017

  In his final Faculty Convocation, Georgetown College Dean Chester Gillis honored three beloved faculty members with the annual Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and reflected on the state of postsecondary education.

  Category: News Story Tags: Awards, Faculty, History, Sociology, Spanish

• Life as a Refugee and Beyond

  April 4, 2016

  After the Taliban drove her family out of Afghanistan, Yalda Baktash (C’18) lived for years as a refugee in Iran. Now living out her dream on the Hilltop, she’s determined to help women in her home country follow in her footsteps.

  Category: News Story Tags: History, Psychology, Q&A, Sociology, Student

• Professor Receives Humanities "Book of the Year" Award

  February 22, 2016

  Associate Professor of History Adam Rothman has received a 2016 “Book of the Year” Award from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.

  Category: News Story Tags: Awards, Books, Faculty, History