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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

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Mar 2020

Impact of COVID-19 on Alumni Events

Georgetown University is advising that events and gatherings of all sizes be postponed for the foreseeable future.

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Elizabeth Nalunga and Kaya Henderson on stage at the Black Alumni Summit gala

Nov 2019

We, Too, Are Georgetown: Black Alumni Summit Attendees Discuss, Celebrate What It Means to be a Hoya

This year’s event spotlighted the passion, purpose, and impact of Georgetown’s Black undergraduate and graduate alumni community.

Pearl Sandick, Kathryne Sparks Woodle, Abigail Fraeman and Katherine Freese sitting at a table during a panel discussion

Jun 2019

Alumna Who Discovered Evidence of Dark Matter Inspires Global Symposium

A symposium honoring Vera Rubin (G’54), one of the most important American astrophysicists of the 20th century, took place this week at Georgetown, where she received a Ph.D. and began her career as a researcher and professor.

A panel at Georgetown University's 2019 Women’s Forum

Apr 2019

Georgetown Law Alumnae, Professors Make 2019 Women’s Forum a Success

More than 60 female ambassadors pose together seated and standing in a photo in Riggs Library.

Mar 2019

Female Power: Current Alumnae Ambassadors, Diplomats Reflect on Leadership Roles

Current and former diplomats, including 12 Georgetown alumnae, shared perspectives on women’s roles in shaping communities around the globe ahead of International Women’s Day, March 8.

Former president of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos speaks in Lohrfink Auditorium

Mar 2019

Former President of Columbia Talks Peace Process in Colombia

Former president of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos spoke with Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis (F’76) about peacebuilding in Colombia during his presidency, which led to the dissolution of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC) and a subsequent...

President Colombian Law Students Association at Georgetown Law Ana Elena Khouri welcomes Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez in Gaston Hall

Feb 2019

Ana Khouri (L’19) and Dean William M. Treanor Welcome Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez (MPP’07)

“I am proud to be a public policy graduate, and I always remember the lessons I took from Georgetown in my daily activities,” President Iván Duque Márquez said.

Alumni at Work

RaMell Ross on The Daily show with Trevor Noah

Feb 2019

Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker, Alumnus Focuses on Injustice and Black Life

RaMell Ross (C’05) will learn whether his film, Hale County This Morning, This Evening, will win an Oscar during the Academy Awards on Feb. 24. The film already has won numerous awards, including the...

Representative Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey poses next to a flag and a plaque bearing her name

Jan 2019

Mikie Sherrill (L’07) Returns to Washington as a Member of Congress

The use of torture and rendition in the Middle East and the indefinite imprisonment of suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay spurred Rep. Sherrill to pursue a Georgetown Law degree.

Alumni at Work

Jan 2019

Could Tampons Change the World? This Alumna Entrepreneur Believes They Will.

An Idea is Born Giana Korth (B’10), co-founder of Tampon Tribe with Jennifer Eden and Gaby Alves, credits a combination of forces leading to her award-winning business: right place, right time, right...

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Dec 2018

Comedian Jim Gaffigan Stands Up for First-Generation Students

Comedian and father of five Jim Gaffigan (B’88) cares about higher education for first-generation college students at Georgetown University. Gaffigan took time away from his new “Fixer Upper” comedy...

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International Alumni Weekend 2018 Mexico City

Nov 2018

Mexico City Welcomes Hundreds of Hoyas for Georgetown’s 2018 International Alumni Weekend

This year’s International Alumni Weekend, held in October in Mexico City, connected more than 250 Hoyas from nine schools and 17 countries.

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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

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Impact of COVID-19 on Alumni Events

We, Too, Are Georgetown: Black Alumni Summit Attendees Discuss, Celebrate What It Means to be a Hoya

Alumna Who Discovered Evidence of Dark Matter Inspires Global Symposium

Georgetown Law Alumnae, Professors Make 2019 Women’s Forum a Success

Female Power: Current Alumnae Ambassadors, Diplomats Reflect on Leadership Roles

Former President of Columbia Talks Peace Process in Colombia

Ana Khouri (L’19) and Dean William M. Treanor Welcome Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez (MPP’07)

Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker, Alumnus Focuses on Injustice and Black Life

Mikie Sherrill (L’07) Returns to Washington as a Member of Congress

Could Tampons Change the World? This Alumna Entrepreneur Believes They Will.

Comedian Jim Gaffigan Stands Up for First-Generation Students

Mexico City Welcomes Hundreds of Hoyas for Georgetown’s 2018 International Alumni Weekend

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