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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

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.

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.

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International Alumni Weekend 2018 Mexico City

Nov 2018

Mexico City Welcomes Hundreds of Hoyas for Georgetown’s 2018 International Alumni Weekend

This year’s International Alumni Weekend, held in October in Mexico City, connected more than 250 Hoyas from nine schools and 17 countries.

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.

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.

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Georgetown Campus featuring cherry blossoms and Healey

Oct 2018

Giving Back, Together

“We are more powerful together than we are apart.”...

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Sep 2018

Simple Ways to Safer Roads

One important health consequence associated with increased mobility is often neglected—even though it factors among the fastest growing threats to global health. As countries become wealthier...

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Georgetown Entrepreneurship Alliance awardees

Sep 2018

Georgetown University Alumni Association Announces Recipients of Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards

Awards Recognize Social Impact, E-Commerce, and Technology Innovators From left: Peter Mellen, President, Georgetown Entrepreneurship Alliance; Julie Farr, Executive Director, Georgetown University...

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Sep 2018

New Program in Catholic Clinical Ethics

An online master’s degree designed to help the next generation of health care providers and administrators understand the ethics and moral theology that guide Catholic health systems will be...

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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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Comedian Jim Gaffigan Stands Up for First-Generation Students

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

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

Mexico City Welcomes Hundreds of Hoyas for Georgetown’s 2018 International Alumni Weekend

Six McCourters Selected for Prestigious Presidential Management Fellowship

Renowned Nurse Leaders to Serve as Visiting Distinguished Professors

Four Georgetown Alumni Win Election to Congress in Midterm Elections

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

Giving Back, Together

Simple Ways to Safer Roads

Georgetown University Alumni Association Announces Recipients of Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards

New Program in Catholic Clinical Ethics

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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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