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Atrice Bader looking at pictures of women

Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

Dec 2019

Recent Graduate’s Play About Isolated Robot Garners Kennedy Center Attention

Rachel Linton’s (F’19) adaptation of Fandom for Robots appears in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Page-to-Stage New Play Festival with characters played by Georgetown undergraduates.

a woman and a man in military dress uniforms stand and listen to a speaker in front of Healy Hall on Veterans Day 2018

Nov 2019

Veterans and Military at Georgetown

Georgetown honors its veteran and military-connected community by celebrating their stories and focusing on service and research related to their well-being.

Chris Mercado stands near the Peace and Security Studies building plaque.

Nov 2019

App Aimed at Preventing Miltary Member Suicide Created by Alumnus

A six-hour phone call with a suicidal friend and a commitment to helping veterans and military service members motivated U.S. Army Maj. Christopher Mercado (G’16) to create mobile app technology connecting the military community to peer support, wellness, and mental health resources.

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)

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Jun 2019

John Carroll Weekend 2019 Boston Recap

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

Mar 2019

National Press Club Now Led by Award-Winning Georgetown Alumna

Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak, a 1991 Georgetown graduate and NPR health correspondent, takes on the role of National Press Club president.

Angela Bai stands near the railing with shelves of library books in the background behind her.

Mar 2019

Human Habitats: Alumna Wins Scholarship to Study Eco-Cities, Moral Licensing

Yu “Angela” Bai (C’17) plans to pursue a career in sustainable urban planning after using a prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship to study at the the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

President Colombian Law Students Association at Georgetown Law Ana Elena Khouri welcomes Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez in Gaston Hall

Feb 2019

Ana Khouri (L’19) and Dean William M. Treanor Welcome Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez (MPP’07)

“I am proud to be a public policy graduate, and I always remember the lessons I took from Georgetown in my daily activities,” President Iván Duque Márquez said.

Representative Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey poses next to a flag and a plaque bearing her name

Jan 2019

Mikie Sherrill (L’07) Returns to Washington as a Member of Congress

The use of torture and rendition in the Middle East and the indefinite imprisonment of suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay spurred Rep. Sherrill to pursue a Georgetown Law degree.

Jan 2019

Doctoral Student Seeks to Improve Prenatal Care in Rural United States

“I noticed that laboring women were in need of providers who can walk alongside of them," says Nora Elizalde (G’14, ’20). "This need inspired me to expand my education and to gain the ability to be that provider who walks the walk along with them."

Georgetown celebrates its 28 alumni in Congress

Jan 2019

28 Georgetown Alumni Serving in the 116th Congress

27 Georgetown alumni took the oath of office in the U.S. House of Representatives, and seven in the Senate, representing a total of 21 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

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Recent Graduate’s Play About Isolated Robot Garners Kennedy Center Attention

Veterans and Military at Georgetown

App Aimed at Preventing Miltary Member Suicide Created by Alumnus

Georgetown Mourns the Passing of an Inspirational Alumni Leader

John Carroll Weekend 2019 Boston Recap

In Sickness and in Health

National Press Club Now Led by Award-Winning Georgetown Alumna

Human Habitats: Alumna Wins Scholarship to Study Eco-Cities, Moral Licensing

Ana Khouri (L’19) and Dean William M. Treanor Welcome Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez (MPP’07)

Mikie Sherrill (L’07) Returns to Washington as a Member of Congress

Doctoral Student Seeks to Improve Prenatal Care in Rural United States

28 Georgetown Alumni Serving in the 116th Congress

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