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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.

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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.

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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