News & Events

November 27th, 2023

ENPH Student Raquel Burgett (G’25) was featured by Georgetown University in a news piece ahead of Veterans Day this month to highlight how Georgetown students are taking advantage of the Yellow…

August 14th, 2023

Katherine Rowe firmly believes that, no matter what you do, you can seek ways by which to bring out the humanity in other people. This is something Rowe wishes to center in her own career.…

July 19th, 2023

Christina Ribbens, a student of the ENPH program set to graduate this August, wishes more people had more enjoyable and positive experiences with the humanities growing up.  Christina…

June 26th, 2023

This past month, Professor Ricardo L. Ortiz, the Program Director of the Georgetown Masters in Engaged and Public Humanities, has been involved in various public humanities…

The Earth Commons and the Office of Sustainability are announcing the 2022 Green Commons Awards to support actionable proposals that spark campus dialogue or spur change(s) on campus on environmental and sustainability issues. These proposals can vary vastly in their creative design; from performances, visiting researchers, speakers, waste reduction or reuse projects, and more. All current Georgetown faculty, staff, and students are eligible to apply. Proposals will be evaluated in multiple rounds: early fall, late fall, early spring, mid-spring, and mid-summer. Early fall applications are due October 14.…

The Cosmos Scholars Grant Program provides grants to meet specific research needs not covered by other supporting funds, including, but not limited to, special supplies, travel, and unanticipated expenses that would enhance the work. Specifically excluded are general financial support, tuition, and living expenses (except in connection with supported travel). Deadline: November 1, 2022.…

GAI supports faculty’s and students’ interdisciplinary research on Western Hemisphere affairs around four critical challenges: governance and the rule of law; economic growth and innovation; social and cultural inclusion; and sustainability and the environment. Spring deadline: February 16, 2023.…

The “Mary Kelly: To Witness The Future” exhibit will be open in the de la Cruz Art Gallery from September 23 to December 11, 2022.…

“Henrique Sodré: Selected Photographs” depicts more than 40 years of Henrique Sodré’s work photographing his home city of Rio de Janeiro and the neighboring countryside. The exhibition was curated by his son, João Gabriel Rabello Sodré, who is a Georgetown Ph.D. candidate in history. The exhibition is on display through January 31, 2023, in the Leon Robbin Gallery in the Booth Family Center for Special Collections and online, on the Georgetown Library’s website.…

On October 19, 2022, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, the Georgetown Entertainment & Media Alliance (GEMA) is hosting their annual career panel about careers in the media and entertainment industry featuring Georgetown alumni.…

Andrew Delbanco, the Alexander Hamilton Professor of American Studies at Columbia University, President of the Teagle Foundation, and 2011 National Humanities Medalist, will deliver the 2022 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities on October 19 at President Lincoln’s Cottage historic site and museum in Washington, D.C., at 6:30 p.m. Tickets to the lecture are free of charge and distributed via Eventbrite.…

The 2022 American Association for State and Local History Virtual Conference will be held on November 1 – 3, 2022 with the theme Right Here, Right Now: The Power of Place.…

This year’s National Humanities Conference will take place at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles on November 10-13, 2022. The event will also include virtual programming on November 3-4.…

In this Kallion Circle, Kallion Advisor and Circles Co-Chair Rhonda Knight will immerse participants in the world of Christine de Pizan through her text, The Book of the City of Ladies, and discuss the roles of agency and community in leadership.…

Most Americans have stopped talking to each other and started demonizing those who hold opposing political views. Polarization is stressing the fabric of our society. In this Kallion Circle, Philippa Hughes will lead participants in creating a new framework for human social flourishing that rebuilds our connections and care for one another. They will use artistic practices to reframe the conversations we have with ourselves and one another. This is an invitation to imagine the world we want to live in and create a plan to get there.…

What does leadership for peace and reconciliation actually look and feel like? How do we develop such leadership in ourselves and how do we recognize and support it in others? To answer this question, Kallion, Inc. organized a five-session Circle on leadership for peace and reconciliation based on the study of Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti and J.T. Rogers’ Oslo.…

Should your boss be your friend? Or do friendship ties pose an inherent threat to organizational effectiveness and fair dealing? Should our friends agree with us no matter what, or should they speak up when they see us acting against our own best interests, or even against what is right? In this Kallion Circle, participants will explore how we define “leadership” and “friendship,” and how these concepts do and should – and should not – intersect in our personal, professional, and civic lives. based on the study of practical philosophical texts from Aristotle, Cicero, Plutarch, Matteo Ricci and bell hooks.…