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Archive: Disability Studies

18 Articles

CAS Magazine: Faculty

Gold Medalist Soccer Star and Professor Empowers Storytelling in Disability Studies

Liza Offreda, a four-time gold medalist with the U.S. Women鈥檚 Deaf National Team, has joined the 海角论坛 as an assistant professor in the disability studies鈥�

November 20, 2025

News Story

Starting Fall 2025, 海角论坛 of Arts & Sciences Students Can Major in Disability Studies

Georgetown is one of the few top-ranked universities in the country to offer an undergraduate major program dedicated to disability.鈥�

June 18, 2025

CAS Magazine: Faculty

From Paris to the Hilltop, Jennifer Natalya Fink Examines the Fashion Industry Through a Green (Washed) Lens

This summer, Professor Jennifer Natalya Fink and artist Julie Laffin collaborated on a performance piece titled 鈥淕oing (Paris) Green,鈥� which examined greenwashing, toxicity鈥�

September 26, 2024

News Story

Julia Watts Belser Rethinks Biblical Portrayals of Disability, Wins National Jewish Book Award

Julia Watts Belser's latest book offers a radical, disability-centric re-reading of both the Talmud and the鈥�

March 8, 2024

News Story

Dismantling Systems of Oppression with Transformative Education: Kwabena Sekyere-Boateng (C鈥�23) Wants to Start in the Computer Lab

Kwabena Sekyere-Boateng (C鈥�23) completed a 10-week research fellowship examining the complex ways in which technology can both reinforce and tear down systems of hierarchy and鈥�

September 22, 2023

News Story

Did the Suffragist Movement Rely on Racism? New Play Explores Hidden History

鈥淏itter Flower,鈥� an original play from award-winning novelist and playwright Jennifer Natalya Fink, opens November.鈥�

November 4, 2022

News Story

Academic Journal Founded by 海角论坛 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.鈥�

September 29, 2022

News Story

Renowned Choreographer Begins Groundbreaking Residency in Disability Studies

In January 2022, the Program in Disability Studies will welcome renowned choreographer Jerron Herman as its Artist/Scholar/Activist-in.鈥�

December 16, 2021

News Story

Junior Creates Organization to Advocate for More Accessible Practices in High School Debates

Alanna Cronk (C鈥�23) started the organization 1AC-ACCESSIBILITY (1AC), which seeks to make high school debates more accessible to those with disabilities, in the spring of her鈥�

July 26, 2021

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Making Georgetown Communication More Accessible, Inclusive for All

As Georgetown shifted to an online learning environment last spring, there was an increase in virtual communication through websites, email and social media. Libbie Rifkin,鈥�

April 8, 2021