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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

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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

Faculty

Black and white photo shows a stone staircase, trees, shrubbery, and statues set against one wall of an enclosed outdoor garden.

Sep 2018

Georgetown Professor Writes Dramatic Memoir from an Italian Villa

Much like the Italian laborers who built Georgetown University's Villa le Balze estate atop a cliff in Tuscany, Professor of English John Glavin (C'64, Parent'95) devoted years and abundant patience...

Student and Community Life

Aug 2018

Alumni Pass On Hoya, College Advice to #GeorgetownBound Students

Each year, hundreds of students from various walks of life step foot on the Hilltop, anxiously awaiting the start of their collegiate journeys. From first-generation college students to #...

Student and Community Life

2017-2018 executive board of the Black Student Alliance

Jun 2018

Black Student Alliance Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

Campus organization launched to provide support and sense of community for African-American students continues its legacy fifty years later By Chelsea Burwell Photo by Ndeye Ndiaye (C'18). The 1960s...

Alumni Spotlight

Jun 2017

SFS Alumnus Brings Holocaust Diary Back to Life 65 Years Later

Tim Boyce (F'76), left, and Rev. Dennis McManus, S.J., associate director and associate visiting professor for the Center for Jewish Civilization and director of the Jan Karski Institute for...

Alumni Association

Bill Reynolds, Jeff Chapski, Paul Besozzi, 2010 Alumni Service Recognition Banquet

Aug 2016

Jeff Chapski's Journey to become GUAA President

Jeff Chapski (B'91) (center) poses for a picture with Bill Reynolds, (C'79, Parent’10,’13) (left) and Paul Besozzi (F'69, L'72, Parent’05) (right) at the 2010 Alumni Service Recognition Banquet,...

Alumni Spotlight

May 2016

Five Memorable Quotes from Georgetown Commencement Speeches

Each year, accomplished leaders in top areas such as business, government and entertainment set out to inspire, empower and encourage new classes of graduates at commencement. Even when the...

Alumni Spotlight

Apr 2016

Georgetown Alumnus Embraces Local Veteran Community

Sean Sheppard (C’90) believes that service to others is a value best instilled at a young age. His nonprofit organization, Embrace , seeks to mobilize local college students to help those in need in...

Alumni Spotlight

Stacey Plaskett, John J. DeGioia, Patrick Healy Awards Dinner

Mar 2016

Stacey Plaskett (F’88) Honored with Samuel A. Halsey Jr. Award

On January 16, Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) (F’88) was honored with the 2016 Samuel A. Halsey Jr. Award, presented at the annual Patrick Healy Awards Dinner. The award, created in honor of...

Alumni Spotlight

Mar 2016

Alumna Honored for Work in Ocean Sustainability Education

Daniela Fernandez receives Christopher Benchley Youth Award Daniela Fernandez (C’16) has been awarded the 2016 Christopher Benchley Youth Award for her work as chair and founder of the Georgetown...

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Georgetown Campus featuring cherry blossoms and Healey

Nov 2015

Claire Naylor and Claire Charamnac - Co-founders, Women LEAD

Claire Charamnac (F’11), from Singapore, and Claire Naylor (F’11), from Nepal, met their first year at Georgetown. The two immediately bonded over the long distance away from their families, and,...

Alumni Spotlight

Kathleen "Katie" Kingsbury (F'01) is Ideas Editor for Boston Globe Media

May 2015

Katie Kingsbury Wins Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing

When Katie Kingsbury joined the Boston Globe editorial board in 2013, she noticed that the issue of income inequality would come up frequently in discussions. The board wanted to weigh in on this...

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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

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Georgetown Professor Writes Dramatic Memoir from an Italian Villa

Alumni Pass On Hoya, College Advice to #GeorgetownBound Students

Black Student Alliance Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

SFS Alumnus Brings Holocaust Diary Back to Life 65 Years Later

Jeff Chapski's Journey to become GUAA President

Five Memorable Quotes from Georgetown Commencement Speeches

Georgetown Alumnus Embraces Local Veteran Community

Stacey Plaskett (F’88) Honored with Samuel A. Halsey Jr. Award

Alumna Honored for Work in Ocean Sustainability Education

Claire Naylor and Claire Charamnac - Co-founders, Women LEAD

Katie Kingsbury Wins Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing

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