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

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

Meghan Twohey at Sixth and I Synagogue in Washington DC

Alumna Megan Twohey Broke the Harvey Weinstein Story That Helped Spark a Movement

Dec 2018

Wrongfully Convicted Alumnus Wins Marshall Scholarship to Study Comparative Social Policy at Oxford

Georgetown alumnus Brian Ferguson (C’18), once wrongfully incarcerated for homicide and exonerated after serving 11 years of a life sentence, has won a prestigious Marshall Scholarship to pursue a master’s of comparative social policy at the University of Oxford.

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...

Nov 2018

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (MPP’94) Elected to Lead House Democratic Caucus

Congratulations to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), who was elected to the House Democratic Caucus chairmanship, the fifth most senior leadership position in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Nov 2018

Forrest Fauth (MBA’16) Builds a Successful Real Estate Business while Supporting His Properties’ Neighborhoods and Tenants

“If we are able to help, we will. I think it is just a part of the Jesuit thinking.”

Amy Fong is CEO of Save the Children Hong Kong

Nov 2018

Childhood Goals: A Desire to Create Impact Led Amy Fong (B’92) to a Career Helping Indigent Children

Amy Fong (B’92) found fulfillment when she left the world of finance in 2015 and started a new career as CEO of Save the Children Hong Kong.

Maria Gomez is presented with an award by DC Council member Brianne Nadeau

Nov 2018

Alumna-Founded Mary’s Center Celebrates 30 Years of Prenatal Care for D.C.’s Immigrant Community

The center, created by Maria S. Gomez (NHS’77), MPH, RN, has grown from a basement-level clinic in the Adams Morgan neighborhood serving about 200 women to a multi-site organization serving about 50,000 women, men, and children each year.

Nov 2018

Meet Rangel Fellowship Winner Bianca Uribe (C’18)

Bianca Uribe (C'18) has received a 2018 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship, a prestigious award given to only 30 students from universities across the country.

Four of the selected Class of 2019 Presidential Management Fellows

Nov 2018

Six McCourters Selected for Prestigious Presidential Management Fellowship

Congratulations to the six McCourt students and alumni selected as Presidential Management Fellows Finalists for the class of 2019.

Pictured left to right are head shots of Maria Gomez and Patricia Grady and Mary Wakefield

Nov 2018

Renowned Nurse Leaders to Serve as Visiting Distinguished Professors

"I am delighted that these nurse leaders have agreed to join us as we work to advance health equity and promote population health through teaching, practice, community engagement, and research and scholarship," says Dr. Patricia Cloonan, dean of the School of Nursing & Health Studies.

Alumni Spotlight

Nov 2018

Marine Veteran & Hoya Author Craig Grossi (G’16) with Fred

From the Afghanistan battlefield to the Georgetown hockey rink to the window of a local bookstore, former Sergeant Craig Grossi (G’16) shares his experiences as a Marine, a Hoya, and now an author...

Head shots of elective alumni Rebecca Sherrill and Xochitl Torres Small and Lori Trahan and Bryan Steil

Nov 2018

Four Georgetown Alumni Win Election to Congress in Midterm Elections

The new members of U.S. House of Representatives include Democrats Rebecca “Mikie” Sherrill (L’07) in New Jersey’s 11th District, Xochitl Torres Small (F’07) in New Mexico's 2nd District and Lori Trahan (F’95) in Massachusetts’ 3rd District, and Republican Bryan Steil (B’03) in Wisconsin's 1st...

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.

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

Alumna Megan Twohey Broke the Harvey Weinstein Story That Helped Spark a Movement

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Wrongfully Convicted Alumnus Wins Marshall Scholarship to Study Comparative Social Policy at Oxford

Comedian Jim Gaffigan Stands Up for First-Generation Students

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (MPP’94) Elected to Lead House Democratic Caucus

Forrest Fauth (MBA’16) Builds a Successful Real Estate Business while Supporting His Properties’ Neighborhoods and Tenants

Childhood Goals: A Desire to Create Impact Led Amy Fong (B’92) to a Career Helping Indigent Children

Alumna-Founded Mary’s Center Celebrates 30 Years of Prenatal Care for D.C.’s Immigrant Community

Meet Rangel Fellowship Winner Bianca Uribe (C’18)

Six McCourters Selected for Prestigious Presidential Management Fellowship

Renowned Nurse Leaders to Serve as Visiting Distinguished Professors

Marine Veteran & Hoya Author Craig Grossi (G’16) with Fred

Four Georgetown Alumni Win Election to Congress in Midterm Elections

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

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

Alumna Megan Twohey Broke the Harvey Weinstein Story That Helped Spark a Movement

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