Archive: Alumni
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A Trailblazing Conductor: Alumna Hannah von Wiehler (née Schneider) (C’15) Breaks Barriers with Baton
Though she is a recent graduate of Georgetown College, Hannah von Wiehler (C’15) has already created a name for herself as a conductor. In addition to her international work directing orchestras, the alumna is working to make music more accessible for all.
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Theatre and Performance Studies Alumni Reginald Douglas (C’09) and Alexandra Templer (C’15) Return to Campus Teach in Department
After graduating from Georgetown College, alumni Reginald Douglas (C’09) and Alexandra Templer (C’15) pursued their passions in directing and acting. Now they have returned to campus to share their knowledge and life experiences with current students.
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Maureen Tibbetts (C’21) and Adam Epstein-Shuman (C’22) Contribute to Happiness Research on Impact of Online Interactions During Peak of Social Distancing
At the height of social distancing in the United States, a team of researchers led by Kostadin Kushlev, Ph.D. and professor in the Department of Psychology, examined the effects of online interactions on individuals’ happiness. Undergraduates Maureen Tibbetts (C’21) and Adam Epstein-Shuman (C’22), who contributed to the study, found that while online social interactions with strong ties are associated with higher well-being, online interactions with strangers were related to lower well-being.
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Georgetown Alumna Selected to Host Washington Week
Award-winning journalist Yamiche Alcindor (C’09) was recently chosen as the next moderator of the weekly news analysis series Washington Week on PBS. This selection is the next in a long line of notable achievements from the alumna.
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Alumnus Accepted to Inaugural Cohort That Will Train Next Generation of Civil Rights Lawyers
Kendell Long (C’19) was chosen as part of the Legal Defense and Educational Fund’s (LDF) inaugural 10-person cohort of the Marshall-Motley Scholars Program (MMSP). Launched in January of this year, the groundbreaking initiative seeks to provide training, scholarships and career support to the next generation of civil rights lawyers in the South.
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Alumna Finalist for Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for an Environmental Play
Theater and Performance Studies alumna Miranda Rose Hall (C’11) is a 2021 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize finalist for her work, A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction. One of 10 finalists, Hall’s play was selected from 160 nominated pieces from around the world and will premiere this spring at Baltimore Center Stage in Maryland through a digital showing. col
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Current Baker Scholar and Alumnus Partner to Improve High School Investors Club
Baker Scholar Liz Schropp (C’21) recently partnered with alumnus Mike Scanlan (C’86), dean of administration at St. Benedict’s Prep School in Newark, NJ, to educate high school students about investment strategy as part of a student-run club. The membership in the club has tripled since it was first started last year due in part to the participation of Georgetown students.
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Master’s Student Examines Effects of Slavery in History of the White House Through Fellowship
Tianna Mobley (C’20), a first year master’s student in the Department of History’s Global, International & Comparative History program, is supplementing her research at Georgetown through a fellowshi
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College Alumni and Senior Make Award Winning Documentary in Hopes of Freeing Wrongfully Convicted Man
Johnsenia Brooks (C’20), Cecily Burge (C’21) and Austin Riddick (C’20) recently released their documentary, Walk Tall: A Story of Innocence and Wrongful Conviction, that details the conviction of Edward Martinez, a man serving a 55 year sentence for a crime he did not commit. The trio hopes that this documentary, which won the Beeck Center Award for Social Impact in 2020, will garner public support in the case for Martinez’s freedom and advance much needed criminal justice reform.
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Two College Alumni Elected to Hometown School Boards Hope to Make Education More Equitable
Nicolo Orozco (C’19) and Luisa Santos (C’14) were recently elected to the school boards in their hometowns. The alumni are now working to help their communities by applying the skills they learned at Georgetown.
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