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Black History Month 2024 at GU
During the month of February, Georgetown University joins the nation in commemorating Black History Month. We invite you to learn more about Black history and culture at…
February 1, 2024
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Georgetown’s First VP for Interdisciplinary Initiatives To Promote Collaboration for the Common Good
Georgetown has appointed Soyica Colbert, former interim dean of the Georgetown College of Arts & Sciences and Idol Family Professor of Performing Arts and African American,…
January 24, 2023
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‘We Belong Here’: How 3 Women Leaders Found Pride, Joy and Solidarity at Georgetown
As part of our Spirit of Georgetown storytelling series, we highlight three campus leaders whose experiences and perspectives as women intersect with other parts of their…
May 4, 2022
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Georgetown Professors Create Public Forum For Motherhood
Reading Motherhood, a digital resource launched by two Georgetown professors, is an online, public-facing extension of the eponymous class taught in the Women’s and Gender…
May 4, 2022
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Choreographer Jerron Herman Begins Residency in Disability Studies
Meet Jerron Herman, a dancer, playwright and advocate in the disability space. He's also the new artist/scholar/activist-in residence in the Program in Disability.…
January 18, 2022
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Understanding the 2020 U.S. Census: New Tool Helps Policymakers Dig Deeper into Data
Georgetown’s Massive Data Institute and the Urban Institute created a tool to help state and local officials explore 2020 Census data — and discover whether county counts…
January 18, 2022
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Georgetown Law’s Sheryll Cashin Says Racial Inequality Won’t End Until We Dismantle American Residential Caste
In her latest book, Cashin, the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law for Civil Rights and Social Justice, describes the deliberate creation and pernicious persistence of what she…
November 29, 2021
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Starting Mammography at Age 40 Would Reduce Disparities in Deaths for Black Women
New research from Georgetown faculty and the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network reveals that beginning screenings at age 40 would decrease disparities in…
November 29, 2021
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Jesuit Heritage Month 2021
Each November, our Hoya community celebrates Georgetown’s Jesuit roots and traditions, which continue to inspire and guide us today. During Jesuit Heritage Month, our Office of…
November 29, 2021
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Celebrating Latinx Heritage at Georgetown
Georgetown community members connect with Latinx culture and heritage through teaching, research and scholarship and build community around shared identity and experiences. We…
October 5, 2021