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Events
All Upcoming EventsCircumnavigator Fellowship: Info SessionSep. 16
- 3:00 pm
- McGhee Library (ICC 301)
Rescuing Socrates: A Talk by Roosevelt MontásSep. 17
- 4:00 pm
- Old North 205
The Inaugural Fritz Digital Ethics Forum: “Social Media, Children, and the Constitution”Sep. 17
- 4:30 pm
- Riggs Library
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A Conversation with Graphic Novelist and Pulitzer Prize–winning Illustrator Michael Sloan
On February 11, 2026, the Georgetown Humanities Initiative and Georgetown University Libraries hosted a conversation with Michael Sloan, interdisciplinary artist, graphic novelist, and Pulitzer Prize–winning illustrator.
August 31, 2026
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The Critic at Large: A Conversation with New York Times Writer Parul Sehgal
On March 19, 2026, author and Berkeley Center senior fellow Paul Elie invited Parul Sehgal to speak about her own work, her sense of the state of nonfiction writing circa 2026, and the roles of journalism and higher education in carrying forward a robust, polyphonic conversation about literature and the arts.
August 31, 2026
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2026 Humanities Initiative Grant Recipients
We are pleased to present the work supported through our Georgetown Humanities Initiative grants. Collectively, these projects showcase the breadth, originality, and enduring significance of humanities research, highlighting innovative scholarship, collaborative exploration, and the development of transformative book-length studies.
August 31, 2026
Meet the 2025-26 Georgetown Humanities Initiative Student Advisory Board Members
The Georgetown Humanities Initiative is delighted to welcome a new cohort of undergraduate students who have been selected as Advisory Board Members for AY 2025-26. They will work closely with the Initiative’s Director to develop student-focused programming for Georgetown Humanities, participate in humanities events, and share their perspectives via articles for the Georgetown Humanities Initiative newsletter and website.
Meet the new GHI Student Board