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Quiz: Do You Recognize Georgetowns Buildings?

Quiz: Do You Recognize Georgetown’s Buildings?

By Graham Ritter and Graham Ritter February 24, 2016

With all of the construction around campus, it's nearly impossible to know exactly what campus looks like at any given point. See how Georgetown has changed over the years and see if you can still recognize...

STONE: Cultures Are Not Our Toys

STONE: Cultures Are Not Our Toys

By Renleigh Stone February 5, 2016

I was asked, “How do I explain to white people that it’s wrong to treat East-Asian religions as fads?” They explained that there are people who want to “become” Taoist, Buddhist, Sikh or Hindu...

Honor Black History

By The Editorial Board February 5, 2016

This fall, discussions on racial justice moved to the forefront of national dialogue, prompting rallies, riots and numerous conversations between administrators and students on college campuses across...

Engage With Our History

Engage With Our History

By The Editorial Board February 2, 2016

For all the talk of Jesuit values, Jesuit traditions and Jesuit heritage that can be heard almost daily on this campus, many students still lack a substantial education of the history and practices of...

Students Launch Academic Journal for History Research

By Ian Scoville November 3, 2015

A group of eight students will launch Georgetown’s first academic journal dedicated to history articles written by undergraduate and graduate students in early 2016. The Georgetown Journal of History,...

QUALLEN: Slavery Inextricably Tied To Georgetowns Growth

QUALLEN: Slavery Inextricably Tied To Georgetown’s Growth

By Matthew Quallen October 23, 2015

The facts of the sale are well known: In 1838, Thomas F. Mulledy and William McSherry, then the president of Georgetown, sold 272 Jesuit-owned slaves south. The sale was vicious and controversial. Mulledy,...

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Mulledy Hall, whose name retention has sparked controversy, is one of the components of the Former Jesuit Residence, pictured.

Group to Address Slavery, Memory

By Toby Hung September 29, 2015

In response to the recent dialogue sparked by the naming of Mulledy Hall, University President John J. DeGioia has charged a working group of faculty, students and alumni to discuss the memorialization...

QUALLEN: Slaverys Remnants, Buried and Overlooked

QUALLEN: Slavery’s Remnants, Buried and Overlooked

By Matthew Quallen September 11, 2015

Two weeks ago, the roughly 1,580 students comprising the Class of 2019 arrived on campus.  Beginning with New Student Orientation and trailing into the first months of their time on campus, these thousand...

Remembering the Civil War

Remembering the Civil War

By Richard Pedersen September 4, 2015

While the 150th anniversary of General Robert Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Courthouse passed this April with little fanfare, the United States has been repeatedly and brutally reminded that our past...

Face Our History

Face Our History

By The Editorial Board September 1, 2015

The university’s decision to retain the name of Mulledy Hall, one of two buildings that constitute the new Spirit of Georgetown Residential Academy, is both tone-deaf and offensive. Although University...

A Haunted History

A Haunted History

By Blair Kennedy July 7, 2015

There are much scarier things than the 5 p.m. traffic in D.C. Many claim that in this city there are many, many ghosts. The supernatural lurks all over Washington, from the Decatur house, where windows...

Explore, Challenge and Interrogate The Past

By Matthew Quallen April 24, 2015

Each year the call goes up: “History is dying. Interest in the humanities is shrinking. Departments are withering.” Usually, around graduation time, this claim comes up in an article or two, each flaunting...

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