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4 Alumni with Majors That Led Them in Unexpected and Successful Directions
Danyel Semple (C’15), an attorney at a record label who works with Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar, found her sociology degree helped her contextualize and understand the…
April 22, 2026
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Professor McCabe Elected to APPAM Policy Council
Professor Brian McCabe is one of seven newly elected members of the governing board of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)! Congratulations, …
January 14, 2026
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Examining Hurricane Katrina’s Environmental Justice Legacy, 20 Years Later
Georgetown University hosted the Katrina@20 Symposium, sponsored by the Earth Commons and Georgetown Humanities Initiative. The event reflected on the legacy of the disaster…
December 2, 2025
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Professor Corey D. Fields Named to Prestigious Behavioral Sciences Fellowship at Stanford
Corey D. Fields, an associate professor and Idol Family Term Chair in the Department of Sociology, has been named a 2025-2026 fellow for the Center for Advanced Study in the…
October 15, 2025
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Professor Gustavo Morello, SJ is the Georgetown Visiting Jesuit Chair
We would like to extend a warm welcome to Professor Gustavo Morello, SJ who will be serving as our Georgetown Visiting Jesuit Chair this!…
August 27, 2025
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Corey Fields Will Serve as a 2025-2026 Fellow at Stanford University’s Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
We are excited to share that Corey Fields was selected as a 2025-2026 Fellow at Stanford University’s Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral!…
August 27, 2025
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Professor Brian McCabe has been promoted to full professor!
The Sociology Department is proud to share that Professor Brian McCabe has been promoted to full!…
August 27, 2025
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Professor Becky Yang Hsu Appears on The Optimist Project with Yara Shahidi
Yara Shahidi sits down with sociologist Dr. Becky Yang Hsu to explore how different cultures define happiness—and why the solo pursuit of it might be too limiting. Dr. Hsu…
March 11, 2025
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Professor Brian McCabe Featured in the Associated Press on the Dream of Homeownership
Brian McCabe, a sociology professor at Georgetown University, said he frequently tells his students that “there are few things that all Americans agree on, but one of them is…
February 10, 2025