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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

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...

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...

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.

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.

Hoyas for Others

Oct 2017

Alumna Teams Up With Alumnus Mayor to Aid Survivors of Domestic Violence

The Tri-County area of Charleston, South Carolina has more than 700,000 residents, but few available beds for emergency victims of the 36,000 reported incidents of domestic violence each year. South...

Alumni at Work

Jul 2016

6 Keys to Making Successful Career Transitions

Before joining the real estate industry, Susanne Rhow (B'88 ) worked for a variety of luxury brands, conducting business all over the world. Although she enjoyed success in the luxury goods market,...

Alumni at Work

May 2016

Georgetown Alumni Excel in German Fellowship Program

The 2015-2016 class of the Robert Bosch Fellowship program. Photo credit: Cristina Gonzalez Since 1984, the Robert Bosch Fellowship program has selected 15-20 Americans each year to work at German...

Hoyas for Others

Mar 2015

An Alumna's Compassionate Care Abroad: Mary Grace Reich

By Na’Tasha Jones Managing Editor, Georgetown Alumni All members of the Georgetown community are familiar with and committed to the mission of being “women and men for others” within their daily...

Hoyas for Others

Jan 2015

Alumnus Demonstrates Jesuit Mission in Chicago

ALUMNUS EXTENDS JESUIT MISSION IN CHICAGO —Melissa Nyman Most business school applicants probably aren’t working on proposals to create a full-scholarship institution for youth in some of Chicago’s...

Hoyas for Others

Jul 2014

Bridget Johnson (B’97) Associate Executive Director, Prep for Prep

As a track star in high school, Bridget Johnson had always dreamed of running for a top-tier school, never considering the cost of tuition until it was time to apply. Fortunately, her athletic and...

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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

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

Comedian Jim Gaffigan Stands Up for First-Generation Students

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

5 Questions With Lea Berman (MA’81)

Alumna Teams Up With Alumnus Mayor to Aid Survivors of Domestic Violence

6 Keys to Making Successful Career Transitions

Georgetown Alumni Excel in German Fellowship Program

An Alumna's Compassionate Care Abroad: Mary Grace Reich

Alumnus Demonstrates Jesuit Mission in Chicago

Bridget Johnson (B’97) Associate Executive Director, Prep for Prep