Articles tagged: languages

On The Pandemic

On The Pandemic: The dangers of the news using war metaphors

In discussions about COVID-19, it is the military metaphors that are the most dangerous. War metaphors related to COVID-19 are overused and often inaccurate, and descriptions of the pandemic should instead turn to non-violent metaphors that emphasize the need for community and perseverance.

By Samantha Tritt June 24, 2020

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Georgetown-born Spanish tutoring service employs women in Central America

Founded in 2020, Project Olas is a Spanish language learning service that employs vulnerable and underserved Central American women as tutors for Spanish language learners in the United States. The... Read more

By Sophia Nunn May 26, 2020

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Language options expand on campus

Georgetown students will have access to new language programs with the opening of foreign language minors to SFS students and the creation of a Johns Hopkins-Georgetown partnership.

By Margaret Gach April 9, 2016