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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

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.

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The team from MedStar Georgetown University Hospital posing

Oct 2018

Anesthesiology Team Recognized for Protocols to Prevent Post-Surgical Opioid Addiction

According to an NIH study, of those who began abusing opioids in the 2000s, 75 percent reported that their first opioid was a prescription drug. As the opioid crisis in the U.S. intensifies, the...

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Oct 2018

Pursuing the Dream—The Legacy Continues

Georgetown Community Scholars Program Marks its 50th Anniversary. Georgetown created the CSP in 1968 to provide financial and academic support to local black students wanting to attend the university.

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Panelists for “Georgetown Update: The Past, Present, and Future” panel

Oct 2018

First University-Wide Women’s Forum Inspires and Empowers

Nearly 500 attendees gathered at the InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C., on May 3 and 4 for the first university-wide Women’s Forum, sponsored by the Georgetown University Alumni Association...

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Oct 2018

Forty Years of Fighting for the Underdog

When Douglass Seidman (F’72) was thinking about college, he considered four vocations. One was archeology— he was already spending weekends laboriously translating Egyptian hieroglyphics at New York’...

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Juan Moreno (F'19), Eriss Donaldson (C'19), Hash Singh (C'20), and Diego Tum-Monge (C'19), share insight about the GU student experience during the Transitioning to College summer program.

Oct 2018

Pursuing the Dream—the Legacy Continues

Founded in the wake of D.C.'s 1968 riots, the Community Scholars Program has transformed lives and Georgetown itself.

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Oct 2018

NHS Professor Catches the Scent of Fresh Discoveries

Every day, Blythe Shepard, assistant professor of human science at the School of Nursing...

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Oct 2018

Achieving Dreams in Global Health

Asked what advice she’d give a Georgetown undergraduate student, Pamela Hoyt-Hudson (NHS’86) says, “Define your dream. Know where you want to go. Never give up.”

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Allen Easterling (F’19), student assistant at the LGBTQ Resource Center, celebrates Coming Out Day by walking through a decorated doorway in Red Square surrounded by messages of acceptance.

Oct 2018

10 Years of Open Windows at the LGBTQ Resource Center

The LGBTQ Center stands at the forefront of a profound cultural shift on campus.

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Gayle Jessup White, left, a descendant of Thomas Jefferson, listens as Melisánde Short-Colomb (C’21) speaks during a panel discussion at the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Oct 2018

Georgetown Holds Conversations on Legacies of Slavery

In April, at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gayle Jessup White—a descendant of Thomas Jefferson and community engagement officer at Monticello—conversed on stage with...

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Oct 2018

Rosemary Kilkenny (L’87): Challenged to Do Even More

Rosemary Kilkenny (L’87), Georgetown’s vice president for Diversity, Equity, and Affirmative Action, was honored with Georgetown’s inaugural Dr. Carol J. Lancaster Award this spring.

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Oct 2018

A Letter from Richard M. Hluchan

"In order to succeed, we must have a vision, a mission, and a plan to get there."

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

Anesthesiology Team Recognized for Protocols to Prevent Post-Surgical Opioid Addiction

Pursuing the Dream—The Legacy Continues

First University-Wide Women’s Forum Inspires and Empowers

Forty Years of Fighting for the Underdog

Pursuing the Dream—the Legacy Continues

NHS Professor Catches the Scent of Fresh Discoveries

Achieving Dreams in Global Health

10 Years of Open Windows at the LGBTQ Resource Center

Georgetown Holds Conversations on Legacies of Slavery

Rosemary Kilkenny (L’87): Challenged to Do Even More

A Letter from Richard M. Hluchan

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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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