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VIEWPOINT: Find A Place for Education in Reality

VIEWPOINT: Find A Place for Education in Reality

By Christina Pan January 25, 2024

Paul Gauguin and Mahatma Gandhi. What do these two figures have in common? I didn’t know until I fulfilled my second theology requirement. As per the core curriculum, on top of major-specific classes,...

The Engelhard Project: Infusing Wellness into Learning

The Engelhard Project: Infusing Wellness into Learning

By Daisy Hagen September 29, 2022

Like countless other first-years, Vanesa Carrillo (MSB ’23) found herself carrying a lot of anxieties during her first weeks on the Hilltop.  “Freshman year, we’re all coming from different...

Georgetown, Please Offer Better Electives

Georgetown, Please Offer Better Electives

By Abigail Weintz and Abigail Weintz May 2, 2021

Finals season may be upon us, but our fall classes are right around the corner, and hopefully, next semester won’t be over Zoom! While Georgetown students have just registered, it’s clear there needs...

SHOHET: With Myriad Classes, Explore Interests

SHOHET: With Myriad Classes, Explore Interests

By Sarah Shohet November 2, 2017

Participating in campus life — whether as a student, faculty member or staff — can wreak havoc on your sense of time. Perhaps I feel this notion more acutely than most, as I work not only with students...

Summer Classes Abroad are the Worst...

Summer Classes Abroad are the Worst…

By Maddie Schwartz and Maddie Schwartz July 27, 2016

One of our very own 4E bloggers has jetted off to the land of love, lights and (most importantly) wine. Her experiences abroad have been challenging and tiresome, but she has managed to push through...

Excuses to Procrastinate Preregistration

Excuses to Procrastinate Preregistration

By Mike Radice and Mike Radice November 10, 2015

Do you want to start worrying about what classes you’re taking next semester when you haven’t even finished midterms? Do you want to take five classes but only get into two of the five? Do you want...

Seminars We Want at Georgetown

Seminars We Want at Georgetown

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia November 3, 2015

College can be a tough adjustment for everyone from prep school scholars to public school kids. The transition would be a lot easier if Georgetown or university student groups offered a few 90-minute seminars...

Are These Georgetown Classes Real or Fake?

Are These Georgetown Classes Real or Fake?

By Keaton O'Neil and Keaton O'Neil September 27, 2015

How well do you know Georgetown's main campus academic offerings? Turns out there's so much more at Georgetown than Maps or Problem of God. Take this test to see if those Saturday nights spent on My...

Pre-Registration Fails

Pre-Registration Fails

By Sydney Bolling and Sydney Bolling April 7, 2015

Every semester I go into pre-registration feeling excited and confident. I plan out the perfect schedule and envision a fabulous next semester for myself. Yet, something always seems to go awry and I...

CANLAS: Adopt the Hashtag Education?

By Marlene Canlas March 24, 2015

I recently had a conversation with an advisee about a project called SkillTag. SkillTag was the winner of last year’s Hackathon, a brainstorming event sponsored by the Provost’s Office. Hackathon invited...

Eliminate the Static School

Eliminate the Static School

By Philip Dearing February 24, 2015

I look up from my computer and stare at the clock — only 25 more minutes of class. I tune back into the lecture on the rise of the Ottoman Empire as the professor announces that nothing past 1800 will...

CIESEMIER & SQUIRES: Lessons from the Edge of a Cliff

CIESEMIER & SQUIRES: Lessons from the Edge of a Cliff

By Kendall Ciesemier and Camille Squires January 13, 2015

Full disclosure: we cried on Jan. 7. We cried in part because we cry fairly often and were overdue, but mostly because we know that Wednesday, Jan. 7 was our last first day of class. The ritual established...

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