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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 Studies, to be vice president for interdisciplinary initiatives reporting to the provost.
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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 identity to shape their approach to leadership, community-building and connection.
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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 Studies Program.
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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 Studies.
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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 deviated from expectations.
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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 calls American residential caste. Watch her explain in a new video, and read an excerpt of White Space, Black Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality.
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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 breast cancer deaths for Black women.
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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 Mission & Ministry offers opportunities for faculty, staff and students to deepen their connection to and understanding of our Jesuit values.
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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 honor the vibrant histories, languages, traditions and values that transcend borders and unite Latinx people across the Americas and Caribbean islands.
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Nadia Brown Discusses History of Nineteenth Amendment and Existing Voter Suppression
Though this year marks the 101st anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, voting rights in the United States are still unaccessible for many. Nadia Brown, Ph.D. Professor of Government and director of the Women and Gender Studies Program, discusses the history surrounding the suffrage movement and how voting rights must be changed to create a more just society for all.
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