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Georgetown becomes second top 25 university to offer a disability studies major
After years of advocacy from those involved in Georgetown’s Disability Studies Program, the university will now offer a disability studies major, according to an April 15…
April 27, 2025
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Disability Studies Program Launches Major
The major will build on the program’s existing disability studies minor and graduate certificate and will offer students tools to critically examine disability through lenses…
April 26, 2025
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Creation of a Major in Disability Studies
The board of Georgetown University has voted to approve the creation of a major in Disability Studies beginning Fall ’25. This event has been many years in the making. We…
April 8, 2025
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Professor Joel Michael Reynolds Announced as DS Program Director
The Program in Disability Studies is beyond excited to welcome Professor Joel Michael Reynolds , a Disability Studies faculty member and Senior Research Scholar in the…
August 5, 2024
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DS Faculty Grant Project: “Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities in Turkiye”
DS Faculty Toby Long and Sylvia Önder have received a Georgetown Global Engagement Grant to do a workshop in Turkey called “Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers…
October 20, 2023
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2023 Learning in Practice Fellowships Awarded
This year, with support from the Provost’s Innovation in Teaching Award as well as generous funding from Catrina and Alessandro Guerrini-Maraldi (Parents‘24), the Disability…
March 6, 2023
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Did the Suffragist Movement Rely on Racism? New Play Explores Hidden History
“‘Bitter Flower’ is about a profound conflict between Jane Addams and Ida B. Wells-Barnett,” explains Fink, a professor in the Department of English and core faculty in…
November 4, 2022
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Academic Journal Founded by College Professor Provides Focal Point for Disability Studies
The Journal of Philosophy of Disability, launched last year by Joel Michael Reynolds, is celebrating the publication of its second issue this November. Founded to examine…
September 29, 2022
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Renowned Choreographer Begins Groundbreaking Residency in Disability Studies
The Program in Disability Studies will welcome renowned choreographer Jerron Herman as its Artist/Scholar/Activist-in-Residence. During the spring semester, Herman, who is also…
December 16, 2021
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Alumna Continues Advocacy on Campus for Those with Disabilities
Founder of the student group and organization Diversability, Tiffany Yu (B’10) seeks to expand access for disabled students and celebrate disability culture on campus. Through…
July 23, 2021