First-year Student Heba Khashogji Publishes Article with Arab News Newspaper
May 19th, 2021
In May 2021, CCT student Heba Khashogji shared her newfound perspective in an article published in Arab News.
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CCT Alumna Becomes A Fully Accredited White House Correspondent
May 14th, 2021
Kristi Pelzel (CCT 2020) adds White House Correspondent to her role at Today News Africa alongside her United Nations and State Department press credentials.
Adjunct Faculty Member Leslie Harris Named IDAC Acting President
May 12th, 2021
Adjunct faculty member, Prof. Leslie Harris, has been named acting President of the International Digital Accountability Council.
Design for All: CCT Students Win Fall 2020 Beeck Center Award for Social Impact and Innovation
May 11th, 2021
Zungui Lu and Chuqing (Seven) Wu found their true passion in UX design/research during their first couple of months at CCT and proved their professional capabilities by bringing a more elegant, accessible, and user-friendly online registration system to the Georgetown community.
Josh Scacco (CCT ’10) Publishes Book With Oxford University Press
May 6th, 2021
Josh Scacco (’10) In March of 2021, former CCT student Josh Scacco co-authored his first book titled “The Ubiquitous Presidency: Presidential Comm…
CCT Student Reed Piernock to Present at Upcoming PCA Conference
April 23rd, 2021
Expanding on their research from CCT Director Dr. Matthew Tinkcom’s Global Science Fiction Film class in Spring 2020, Reed Piernock will present at the upcoming Popular Culture Association 2021 National Conference.
Two CCT Students Win Spring 2021 GradGov Research Project Award
April 19th, 2021
This semester, CCT students Fan Wang (‘21) and Shana Inofuentes (‘21) received GradGov Research Project Awards (GRPA) to help support their research and professional development.
CCTer Shana Inofuentes Founds Social Impact Startup Forging Digital Space for Indigenous Futures
April 9th, 2021
In her work, Shana Inofuentes grafts physical community into digital space and helps shape attitudes and behaviors to right injustice, strategies she intends to apply to other social impact campaigns in the future.
Christine Feldman-Barrett’s (CCT 2003) Unique Path Takes Her on a Journey Around the World
March 22nd, 2021
Christine Feldman-Barrett’s (CCT ’03) academic and professional journeys have taken her on a number of thrilling adventures in various industries and corners of the world.
Whitney Maddox (CCT ’19) Becomes NPR’s First Diversity Equity & Inclusion Manager
February 4th, 2021
Whitney Maddox (CCT 2019) has been selected to serve as NPR’s first Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Manager and assumed her inaugural role early February.
Prof. Jeanine Turner and CCT Students Present Papers at National Communication Association Conference
December 2nd, 2020
One of the greatest perks of being in the CCT Program is the opportunity for curious and engaged students to collaborate with professors who are experts in their respective fields. This year, Prof. Jeanine Turner has teamed up with several CCT students to conduct research, co-author, and present papers at the Annual National Communication Association Conference.
CCTer Fan Wang Awarded Fall 2020 Conference Grant
November 6th, 2020
Second-year CCT student, Fan Wang, receives Conference Travel Grant from the Graduate School to support presentation at the National Communication Association’s 106th Annual Conference.
CCT Student wins Georgetown Rocket Pitch Competition with Storytelling Service Team Magis
November 4th, 2020
Second year CCT student, Nick Genovese, wins first place in Georgetown Entrepreneurship’s Rocket Pitch Competition
Dr. Irene Wu on Cultural Values in the Political Economy and the Case for Multilateralism
November 3rd, 2020
Adjunct professor Irene Wu sat on a panel with university colleagues to discuss the newly published book Cultural Values in Political Economy to which she contributed. The panel was sponsored by the Asia Program of the Wilson Center for International Scholars which promotes intellectual discourse on the topic of political, economic, and social climates of the Asia-Pacific region as well as American interest in this economically dynamic region.
CCT Prof. Diana Owen and Colleagues Discuss Voting Process and Procedure in America
October 12th, 2020
Leveraging the current political climate, CCT professor, Diana Owen, and other Georgetown colleagues held a panel discussion on the book How We Vote: Innovation in American Elections, published by their peers from Auburn University.
CCT Student Interviews President of the United Nations General Assembly (74th Session)
October 9th, 2020
In September, one of our very own CCTers had the incredible opportunity to host an exclusive interview with Tijjani Muhammad Bande, President of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The interview was conducted at the Nigerian Consulate in New York City and broadcasted by KAFTAN TV Nigeria.
Prof. Mark MacCarthy Publishes Brookings Report on Facial Recognition Software
September 24th, 2020
Last month, Professor Mark MacCarthy published a report on facial recognition software for The Brookings Institution’s Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology (AIET) Initiative as part of their AI Governance series.
CCT student wins honorable mention in Ora Mary Pelham Poetry Prize
May 12th, 2020
CCT student wins honorable mention in Ora Mary Pelham Poetry Prize
Dr. Jeanine Turner Published in Fast Company
April 19th, 2020
Dr. Jeanine Turner has published an article for Fast Company’s Secrets of the Most Productive People series.
Dr. Bode presented to a virtual infodemic consultation with the World Health Organization
April 19th, 2020
Dr. Leticia Bode consults with the World Health Organization on Correcting Misinformation on Social Media During the COVID-19 Outbreak