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Atrice Bader looking at pictures of women

Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

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)

Alumni at Work

Jan 2019

Could Tampons Change the World? This Alumna Entrepreneur Believes They Will.

An Idea is Born Giana Korth (B’10), co-founder of Tampon Tribe with Jennifer Eden and Gaby Alves, credits a combination of forces leading to her award-winning business: right place, right time, right...

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...

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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.

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.

Alumni at Work

May 2018

5 Questions With Lea Berman (MA’81)

Former White House social secretary Lea Berman elaborates on some of her key messages about treating people well.

Alumni at Work

May 2016

Georgetown Alumni Excel in German Fellowship Program

The 2015-2016 class of the Robert Bosch Fellowship program. Photo credit: Cristina Gonzalez Since 1984, the Robert Bosch Fellowship program has selected 15-20 Americans each year to work at German...

In Memoriam

Dec 2014

Remembering Nina Hyde—A Legacy of Hope

#HoyasforOthers 2014 marked the 25th anniversary of Georgetown's Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research , named in honor of renowned Washington Post fashion editor Nina Hyde , who raised...

In Memoriam

Nov 2014

In Memory of Josephine Friedman Ammerman

Josephine Friedman Ammerman , Washington, D.C. native, Hoya parent and longtime Georgetown supporter, died November 7. She was 102. Mrs. Ammerman (Parent’72) shared her life’s passions through...

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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

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Georgetown Mourns the Passing of an Inspirational Alumni Leader

Could Tampons Change the World? This Alumna Entrepreneur Believes They Will.

Comedian Jim Gaffigan Stands Up for First-Generation Students

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

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

5 Questions With Lea Berman (MA’81)

Georgetown Alumni Excel in German Fellowship Program

Remembering Nina Hyde—A Legacy of Hope

In Memory of Josephine Friedman Ammerman