Archive: Announcement

• Alumni Perspectives: Ella Castanier (History Major, COL’24)

  I believe the medical humanities are not solely an academic discipline, but a mechanism for achieving health justice. Pairing the medical humanities minor with a major in history allowed me to pursue education in medical history…learning from disciplines that are not traditionally included in historical training.

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• Students Bridge Campuses, Cultures, and Communities with Hands-On Learning in India

  Ten Georgetown University students from campuses in the United States and Qatar recently came together in India for an immersive research experience as part of the interdisciplinary course Indian Ocean Research Colloquium.

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• Prof. Newfield Awarded €10 Million to Solve Enduring Mystery of the Black Death

  It’s a riddle that Timothy Newfield, a historical epidemiologist and environmental historian in Georgetown’s College of Arts & Sciences, hopes to finally solve nearly 700 years later.

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• Rethinking Research: Latin America Through The Eyes of a Brazilian Specialist and Argentinian Historian

  During Hispanic Heritage Month, as we celebrate accomplishments by Latinx and Hispanic individuals, it is also important to recognize the ongoing research efforts on countries in Latin America. Meet two doctoral students conducting research on the history of local and international migration and regional agriculture and its wider effects in Latin America.

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• Prof. Adam Rothman in The Hoya: Pursue Accountability and Justice

  This year, Georgetown University added a new element to the core curriculum called “Pathways to Social Justice” (PSJ). This curriculum introduces students to the idea of justice that runs through Georgetown’s values, from community in diversity to faith that does justice.

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• In “Facing Georgetown’s History,” Student Artists Reflect on the GU272

  Starting April 8, Lauinger Library will host an exhibition on its Fourth Floor Community Gallery reflecting on Georgetown University’s role in the injustice of slavery and the legacies of enslavement and segregation in our nation. “Facing Georgetown’s History Through Art” will showcase multifaceted artwork from the capstone projects of students in Prof. Adam Rothman’s History 099: Facing Georgetown’s History course from 2021 to 2023.

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• Interview with Robby Turner (CAS ’24): Kalorama Summer Research Fellowship Scholar

  Robby Turner (CAS ’24) discusses his paper, "Images of an Illusory Past: The Role of History in the Changing American Far-Right" By Lindsey Gradowski (CAS '24) Historical research does not alwa

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• Interview with Pace Schwarz (CAS ’23): Kalorama Summer Research Fellowship Scholar

  Pace Schwarz (CAS ’23) discusses his paper, "Reviving Class Discourse in the Language of Occupy Wall Street" By Lindsey Gradowski (CAS '24) Pace Schwarz did not plan on majoring in History

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• Interview with Angela Nguyen (CAS ’24): Kalorama Summer Research Fellowship Scholar

  Angela Nguyen (CAS '24) discusses her paper, "Redefining War Crimes: The Bertrand Russell Tribunal’s Expansion of the Definition of War Crimes" By Lindsey Gradowski (CAS '24) Angela Nguyen

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• History Alumnus wins Rhodes Scholarship

  Thomas Batterman (C’22), a researcher who investigates war crimes at the Department of Justice and who made new discoveries about a medieval plague while at Georgetown, has won the 2024 Rhodes Scholarship

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