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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

Alumni at Work

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.

Alumni at Work

Carmen Ortiz Larsen established a technology business in 1980 with another Georgetown physics student, Keith King (C’73).

Nov 2018

Georgetown Trailblazer Reflects on Her Experiences in the First Co-ed STEM Class

Carmen Ortiz Larsen (C’73) is the CEO and founder of AQUAS, Inc.—an engineering and technology business located in Kensington, Maryland.

Community Scholars Program 50th Anniversary Celebration

Oct 2018

Alumni Reminisce, Celebrate 50 Years of First-Gen Support, Success

Alumni of Georgetown’s Community Scholars Program gathered at a 50th-anniversary celebration Oct. 5 to reminisce and talk about the importance of continuing support for first-generation and underrepresented students.

Sep 2018

Bradley Cooper Says Directorial Debut Mirrored Goal to Get Into Georgetown

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"Diversity in Action" panel, Pramila Jayapal, Winnie Stachelberg, Sarah Audelo, Yamiche Alcindor

May 2018

Quotable Moments from JCW-Seattle Panels

Insightful panels featuring Georgetown faculty, alumni, and friends invigorated this year's John Carroll Weekend, hosted for the first time in Seattle. Hundreds of alumni and friends of the...

Alumni at Work

May 2018

5 Questions With Lea Berman (MA’81)

Former White House social secretary Lea Berman elaborates on some of her key messages about treating people well.

Campus News

May 2018

Digital Yearbook 2018

“Go forth and set the world on fire.” —St. Ignatius of Loyola This Commencement Weekend we celebrate the newest Georgetown University graduates and welcome the Class of 2018 into the alumni family!...

Georgetown professor Marcia Chatelain (center) stands with the “Hoyas for Racial Justice” panelists (from left) Citlalli Alvarez (C’15), Ebony Howard (L’07), Jennifer Weston and Madeline Sutton (C’89).

May 2018

First University-Wide Women’s Forum Attracts Alumni, Students and Faculty

More than 500 alumni, students, and faculty gathered for the first university-wide Women’s Forum, to share expertise in leadership, entrepreneurship, law, social justice and the sciences.

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Guests socialize during a formal reception in Shanghai.

Mar 2018

Georgetown Delegation Tours East Asia

By Chelsea Burwell Continuing the university's commitment to strengthening engagement with East Asia, Georgetown President John J. DeGioia and a high-level delegation of university administrators...

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Attendees celebrate honorees at the Patrick Healy Dinner

Feb 2018

Georgetown’s African-American Community Celebrates the Annual Healy Dinner

Georgetown's African-American Community Celebrates the Annual Healy Dinner By Chelsea Burwell More than 200 alumni, students, faculty, and friends of the university came together to honor and...

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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

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Comedian Jim Gaffigan Stands Up for First-Generation Students

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

Georgetown Trailblazer Reflects on Her Experiences in the First Co-ed STEM Class

Alumni Reminisce, Celebrate 50 Years of First-Gen Support, Success

Bradley Cooper Says Directorial Debut Mirrored Goal to Get Into Georgetown

Quotable Moments from JCW-Seattle Panels

5 Questions With Lea Berman (MA’81)

Digital Yearbook 2018

First University-Wide Women’s Forum Attracts Alumni, Students and Faculty

Georgetown Delegation Tours East Asia

Georgetown’s African-American Community Celebrates the Annual Healy Dinner