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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

Vera Rubin seated on a couch next to astronaut John Glenn and others

Jan 2020

Observatory Named for Georgetown Physicist Who Encourages Next Generation of Women in Science

After receiving her Ph.D. from Georgetown in 1954, Rubin subsequently worked at the university as a researcher and professor. She went on to work at the Carnegie Institution, where she discovered the first evidence of dark matter.

HelenMarie Dolton, in her nursing cap, in the 1953 School of Nursing yearbook.

Jan 2020

Nearly 70 Years After GU Graduation, Nursing Alumna Looks Back on Career and Education

Nearly 70 years after her graduation, HelenMarie Dolton, of the nursing Class of 1953, looks back on her education in Georgetown College and the School of Nursing and her career, including founding the nursing program at Mercer County Community College in New Jersey.

Jada Bullen sits on a ledge at Lake Lake Nasser in Egypt.

Jan 2020

Jada Bullen (SFS’17) Wins Rangel Fellowship

After a highly competitive nationwide application process, Jada Bullen (SFS’17) has been named one of thirty 2020 Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellows.

Jan 2020

Georgetown Executive MBA Alumna Assesses the Inner Workings of Nonprofits to Effect Social Change

Juanita Ortiz (EMBA’11), chief impact officer at Slingshot Memphis Inc., has made social impact the cornerstone of her career, embarking on groundbreaking projects around the world to enhance the work of nonprofit organizations and their commitment to social responsibility.

Jan 2020

Man of the Century: Pro Football Hall of Fame Honors Paul Tagliabue

Paul Tagliabue (C’62), former NFL commissioner and a treasured Georgetown supporter, has been named as one of only 15 players, contributors and coaches nationwide to the Pro Football’s Hall of Fame’s Centennial Class of 2020.

J. Chuchi Arevalo standing in a classroom with children seated behind him at round tables

Jan 2020

Money Talks: Georgetown MBA Alumnus Empowers Children to Make Better Financial Decisions than Previous Generations

In 2014, Chuchi Arevalo (MBA’99) founded the SPARK Business Academy with the mission to “empower students in grades K-12 with essential financial literacy skills and an entrepreneurial mindset to promote educated financial decisions and future financial independence.”

Jan 2020

Young Alumnus Works to Strengthen Museum Space to Underrepresented Communities

Recent graduate Kenlontaé Turner (G’19), a visual artist and gallery coordinator, wants museums to give underrepresented voices—particularly those of Native Americans and African Americans—a platform where their history and creativity can be fully realized and appreciated.

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Observatory Named for Georgetown Physicist Who Encourages Next Generation of Women in Science

Nearly 70 Years After GU Graduation, Nursing Alumna Looks Back on Career and Education

Jada Bullen (SFS’17) Wins Rangel Fellowship

Georgetown Executive MBA Alumna Assesses the Inner Workings of Nonprofits to Effect Social Change

Man of the Century: Pro Football Hall of Fame Honors Paul Tagliabue

Money Talks: Georgetown MBA Alumnus Empowers Children to Make Better Financial Decisions than Previous Generations

Young Alumnus Works to Strengthen Museum Space to Underrepresented Communities