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Atrice Bader looking at pictures of women

Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

In Memoriam

President John J. DeGioia, Nancy Calcagnini, and Arthur Calcagnini inside the newly dedicated Calcagnini Contemplative Center in October 2013.

Aug 2019

Georgetown Mourns the Passing of an Inspirational Alumni Leader

Arthur Calcagnini, C’54 (1933-2019)

Alumni Spotlight

Mark and Giulia smile in April 2019 while holding their two children Jonas and Cosimo in a wooded clearing during a family outing to a favorite spot in California called Point Reyes.

May 2019

In Sickness and in Health

Two Married Alumni Share Their Experiences with Mental Illness

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...

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.

Alumni Spotlight

Jun 2017

SFS Alumnus Brings Holocaust Diary Back to Life 65 Years Later

Tim Boyce (F'76), left, and Rev. Dennis McManus, S.J., associate director and associate visiting professor for the Center for Jewish Civilization and director of the Jan Karski Institute for...

Alumni at Work

Oct 2016

Alumna Leads in STEM Education: Dora Borja Miura Ph.D. (B’94)

Photo credit: paemst.org Recently awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST ) for the U.S. territories, Dora Borja Miura Ph.D. (B'94) wants to change...

Alumni at Work

Oct 2016

Lindsay Gallagher (C’11) Featured on New Animal Planet Docuseries

Lindsay Gallagher (C'11) is one of the stars of a new six-part series, Life at Vet U , which premiered Oct. 1 on Animal Planet. The docuseries profiles six students at the University of Pennsylvania...

Alumni Association

Bill Reynolds, Jeff Chapski, Paul Besozzi, 2010 Alumni Service Recognition Banquet

Aug 2016

Jeff Chapski's Journey to become GUAA President

Jeff Chapski (B'91) (center) poses for a picture with Bill Reynolds, (C'79, Parent’10,’13) (left) and Paul Besozzi (F'69, L'72, Parent’05) (right) at the 2010 Alumni Service Recognition Banquet,...

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...

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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

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Georgetown Mourns the Passing of an Inspirational Alumni Leader

In Sickness and in Health

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

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)

SFS Alumnus Brings Holocaust Diary Back to Life 65 Years Later

Alumna Leads in STEM Education: Dora Borja Miura Ph.D. (B’94)

Lindsay Gallagher (C’11) Featured on New Animal Planet Docuseries

Jeff Chapski's Journey to become GUAA President

Georgetown Alumni Excel in German Fellowship Program

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