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Professor Carolyn Forché is elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The Department of English is excited to announce that Distinguished University Professor Carolyn Forché has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.…
April 19, 2023
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Professor Jennifer Natalya Fink receives President’s Award for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers
The department is thrilled to announce that Professor Fink has received the President’s Award for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers . These awards recognize faculty members…
March 8, 2023
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Prof. Mecca Jamilah Sullivan’s novel, BIG GIRL, named Gotham Book Prize finalist
The department is excited to announce that Prof. Mecca Jamilah Sullivan’s novel, BIG GIRL has been named a finalist for the 2023 Gotham Book Prize . The Gotham Book Prize…
February 24, 2023
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Professor Benson-Allott and the editors of JCMS: Journal of Cinema & Media Studies win Distinguished Service Award
The department is excited to announce that Dr. Caetlin Benson-Allott and the other editors of JCMS (Journal of Cinema and Media Studies) won a Distinguished Service Award from…
February 21, 2023
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Prof. Perlow writes about AI and poetry in the Washington Post
The department is excited to share that Professor Seth Perlow wrote about AI and poetry in the Washington Post . Congratulations, Professor Perlow! If you are a faculty member…
February 13, 2023
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Professor Krishnan Awarded $3 Million Mellon Foundation Grant with Dean Dana Williams (Howard) to establish Georgetown Howard Center for Medical Humanities and Health Justice in DC
The department is excited to announce that our affiliate joint faculty Professor Lakshmi Krishnan has been awarded a 3.5 year, $3 million Mellon Foundation Grant with Dean Dana…
February 8, 2023
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The New Criterion publishes Prof. Duncan Wu’s poem
We are excited to share that Professor Duncan Wu’s poem “Roof repair” has been published in the February issue of The New Criterion. Congratulations, Professor Wu! If you…
February 3, 2023
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Prof. Amani Morrison Lead Principal Investigator for Mellon Sawyer Seminar Grant
We are excited to share that Georgetown University, courtesy of our very own Professor Amani Morrison as Lead Principal Investigator, was awarded a $225,000 Mellon Sawyer Seminar…
January 27, 2023
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Mecca Sullivan Awarded the Modern Language Association’s William Sanders Scarborough Prize
We are pleased to announce that our very own Prof. Mecca Sullivan has been awarded the Modern Language Association’s William Sanders Scarborough Prize for her book, The…
December 7, 2022
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Inventing Education | Newest Publication from John C. Hirsh
With sales opening on Amazon this week, the English Department is excited to announce our very own Prof. John Hirsh’s latest publication: Inventing Education: Georgetown…
September 27, 2022