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New Faculty 2018-2019

Georgetown College is thrilled to welcome 37 new full-time faculty members with primary appointments in College departments this year. Get to know them.…

September 5, 2018

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Q & A: Dean Chris Celenza

Dean Celenza’s reflects on his first year in office, his future plans, a message to incoming first-years, and.…

August 24, 2018

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2018 Graduates Share Their Research

One of Georgetown College’s biggest strengths is the opportunity to conduct meaningful and original research as an undergraduate. Meet nine members of the Class of 2018…

May 18, 2018

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Benton-Cohen Awarded Japan Residency

Professor Katherine Benton-Cohen of the Department of History has received the 2018 Japan Residency at Chuo University, which enables two American historians to travel to Japan…

May 9, 2018

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McNeill Receives Heineken Award

Professor John R. McNeill of the Department of History and the Walsh School of Foreign Service has been named a 2018 recipient of the A.H. Heineken Award in History for his work…

May 2, 2018

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Olsen Brings Immigration Lessons Back to Hilltop

For Leonard Olsen (C’14), one senior-year class helped shape a career in immigration activism — and this year, he paid back the.…

April 6, 2018

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In Anthropocene Seminar, Humanists Tackle Environmental Issues

Approaching the Anthropocene: Global Culture and Planetary Change is a series of lectures, art installations, and group discussions that critically examine the ways humans…

February 6, 2018

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Celenza Publishes Two New Books on Italian Renaissance

Celenza published his sixth book, Petrarch: Everywhere A Wanderer in December 2017; his seventh, The Intellectual World of the Italian Renaissance: Language, Philosophy, and the…

January 19, 2018

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Von der Goltz Explores Conservative Movements

History professor Anna von der Goltz is the co-editor of a new compilation of research on postwar conservative movements in the United States and Western.…

September 20, 2017

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Six Great Courses You Should Consider

The end of the add/drop period is approaching. Fill out your schedule with one of these classes recommended by our team of advising.…

September 7, 2017