Archive: News
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Prof. Mahadeo Writes Op-Ed for Truthout
Prof. Rahsaan Mahadeo, 21st Century Postdoctoral Fellow, wrote an opinion piece for Truthout about the need for sociology departments to take part in police.…
July 21, 2020
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Prof. McNamara Presents at Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics Digital Conference
Prof. Dennis McNamara, SJ organized and chaired a session titled “China’s Development Model” in SASE’s Network Q, on Asian Capitalisms, and presented two papers, …
July 18, 2020
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Profs. Fields and Hsu Speak in Discussion Titled “How Racism Permeates American Institutions”
Prof. Corey Fields and Prof. Becky Hsu appeared in a discussion hosted by the Georgetown University Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity & Affirmative Action. They gave a…
July 16, 2020
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Profs. Kato Awarded James Slevin Engaged Scholarship Award
Prof. Yuki Kato was named the recipient of the James Slevin Engaged Scholarship Award. This honor is awarded by Georgetown University’s Center for Social Justice Research,…
May 20, 2020
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Helena Oft and Charlotte Matthews Named Co-Winners of Senior Thesis Award
Senior students Helena Oft and Charlotte Matthews were awarded the C. Margaret Hall Senior Thesis Award, given to the graduating senior whose thesis, in the opinion of the…
May 15, 2020
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Senior David Perez Receives Hoggson Award
Senior David Perez received the Hoggson Award for Excellence in Sociology. This award, named in the memory of Robert Hoggson, SJ, is given recognition of a student’s…
May 15, 2020
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Senior Sociology Major Emma Berk (C’20) Received Landegger Award
Senior Emma Berk, a sociology major, received recognition for her outstanding commitment to community service during her time at Georgetown by being awarded the University’s…
February 27, 2020
- Alumni
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Madeleine Gibbons-Shapiro (C’21) Works to End Stigma Against Disabilities in Kazakhstan
Gibbons-Shapiro was first drawn to this opportunity through the Beeck’s Center GU Impacts Fellowship because she wanted to do work that combined her sociology major with her…
January 12, 2020
- Alumni
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Sociology Major, Orunima Chakraborti, Won a 2019 Beinecke Scholarship
Sociology major Orunima Chakraborti (C’20) has won a 2019 Beinecke Scholarship, a prestigious award given annually by The Sperry Fund to students who plan on enrolling in an…
August 9, 2019
- Faculty
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Prof. Hsu Tackles Question of Happiness in China
Professor Becky Hsu led a multi-institutional research project into happiness in China, which inspired her own book, Happiness in China: Family, Fate, and the Good Death,…
January 30, 2019