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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.

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

Nov 2019

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

This year’s event spotlighted the passion, purpose, and impact of Georgetown’s Black undergraduate and graduate alumni community.

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.

Pearl Sandick, Kathryne Sparks Woodle, Abigail Fraeman and Katherine Freese sitting at a table during a panel discussion

Jun 2019

Alumna Who Discovered Evidence of Dark Matter Inspires Global Symposium

A symposium honoring Vera Rubin (G’54), one of the most important American astrophysicists of the 20th century, took place this week at Georgetown, where she received a Ph.D. and began her career as a researcher and professor.

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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

A panel at Georgetown University's 2019 Women’s Forum

Apr 2019

Georgetown Law Alumnae, Professors Make 2019 Women’s Forum a Success

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.

More than 60 female ambassadors pose together seated and standing in a photo in Riggs Library.

Mar 2019

Female Power: Current Alumnae Ambassadors, Diplomats Reflect on Leadership Roles

Current and former diplomats, including 12 Georgetown alumnae, shared perspectives on women’s roles in shaping communities around the globe ahead of International Women’s Day, March 8.

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.

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

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

Veterans and Military at Georgetown

App Aimed at Preventing Miltary Member Suicide Created by Alumnus

Alumna Who Discovered Evidence of Dark Matter Inspires Global Symposium

In Sickness and in Health

Georgetown Law Alumnae, Professors Make 2019 Women’s Forum a Success

National Press Club Now Led by Award-Winning Georgetown Alumna

Female Power: Current Alumnae Ambassadors, Diplomats Reflect on Leadership Roles

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

Doctoral Student Seeks to Improve Prenatal Care in Rural United States

28 Georgetown Alumni Serving in the 116th Congress

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