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COURTESY GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | A 2004 graduate of Howard University, Nadia Brown is currently a professor of political science and African American studies at Purdue, and she plans to publish a book soon, entitled “Hair is not Just Hair: The Politics of Appearance for Black Women, Candidates and Elected Officials.”

New Women’s and Gender Studies Director Plans To Grow Program, Connect With Students

By Hansen Lian May 22, 2020

Nadia Brown, a Purdue University professor of political science and African American studies, was appointed as the next director of the women’s and gender studies program and will assume her new role...

VIEWPOINT: Learn Beyond the Classroom

VIEWPOINT: Learn Beyond the Classroom

By Liz Fieschko May 15, 2020

When I first came to Georgetown University, I thought the whole point was the classes I would take. I pushed myself to read all the readings, which led me to spend all my weekends on the lovely third...

VIEWPOINT: Engage in Diverse Conversations

VIEWPOINT: Engage in Diverse Conversations

By Saisha Mediratta May 13, 2020

    At Georgetown University, community comes in the most unique places when it’s needed most. I found one such community on a day retreat at the Calcagnini Contemplative Center during my freshman...

VIEWPOINT: Experience Creative Collaboration

VIEWPOINT: Experience Creative Collaboration

By Harry Rose May 12, 2020

When Hugo von Hofmannsthal adapted Sophocles’ “Electra” in 1903, the focus shifted from an Aristotelian representation of Greek mythology to teasing out the complex emotions and psychologies of...

VIEWPOINT: Implement Standardized Diversity Course

VIEWPOINT: Implement Standardized Diversity Course

By Sofia Gomez April 26, 2020

Two months ago, I received a campuswide email that left me speechless. The mass email asked me to participate in Georgetown University’s first Cultural Climate Survey, meant “to deepen our community’s...

Calamity, Change and COVID-19: How Georgetown Students Are Navigating an Unprecedented Disruption to College Life

Calamity, Change and COVID-19: How Georgetown Students Are Navigating an Unprecedented Disruption to College Life

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo April 5, 2020

When Georgetown University students set out for spring break March 6, the coronavirus threat seemed distant, but looming. COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, claimed its...

To the Misunderstood Majors

To the Misunderstood Majors

By Jessica Alexander and Jessica Alexander March 16, 2020

It’s that time of year again, when a whole new cohort of sophomores sets out to choose which major they want to cry over for two more years. Each department picks out its best outfit and lines, naive...

University Postpones Spring Break Trip to Cambodia Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

University Postpones Spring Break Trip to Cambodia Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

By Anna Milstein February 28, 2020

Georgetown University’s Office of Global Education postponed a Centennial Lab’s spring break trip to Cambodia until after the end of the spring semester, due to increasing concerns over the spread...

The Food Issue

The Food Issue

By Guide Editor February 27, 2020

ABOUT THIS ISSUE From lunchtime meals in Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall to a fancy dinner at the Michelin-starred Fiola Mare on the Georgetown waterfront, the range of food options across campus and...

7 Totems of Georgetown

7 Totems of Georgetown

By Janice Negvesky and Janice Negvesky February 24, 2020

While in the show “You” there are seven totems that mark one’s initiation into Los Angeles life, indeed there are another seven to become a full ~Hoya~. Read below to find out if you have actually...

Valentine’s Day: Valentine Alternatives

Valentine’s Day: Valentine Alternatives

By Abigail Weintz and Abigail Weintz February 12, 2020

Attention all single Hoyas! Looking for love this Valentine's Day? Well, look no further than this list of perfect options to be your next Valentine! The Student Guard Who Doesn’t Make You...

Meet the 4E's Spring 2020 Hires!

Meet the 4E’s Spring 2020 Hires!

By Abigail Weintz and Abigail Weintz February 10, 2020

Earlier in this semester, we at The Fourth Edition welcomed three new fantastically ~quirky~ sophomores to our staff: Jessica Alexander, Melanie Boychuk and Katie Watke! As the year progresses,...

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