Archive: Student
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Senior, Racial Justice Advocate Sets Sights on Nonprofit Work, Law School
Taurjhai Purdie (C’20) has developed a commitment to racial justice work through her service, advocacy and scholarship. She hopes to continue that commitment as she takes a gap year to work at a nonprofit before pursuing a law degree.
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For a Song: Senior Writes Music to Soothe the Soul in Pandemic
Kent Hall (C’20), a singer-songwriter who started playing guitar at age 6, says he coped with the restlessness he felt after coming home this spring to his grandparents’ home with a spurt of songwriting.
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Transcription Event for Georgetown Slavery Archive Honors DC Emancipation Day
More than 100 Georgetown students, staff, faculty, alumni and descendants of individuals enslaved and sold by the Maryland Province of Jesuits in 1838 participated in a weeklong virtual transcription event to commemorate Washington, DC’s Emancipation Day.
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Art Provides Much-Needed Respite, Connection for Students During Pandemic
Art students at Georgetown have continued to paint, draw, sculpt, make videos and study art history.
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First Generation College Student Studies Race, Identity and Community in Thesis on Ben’s Chili Bowl
Sonali Mirpuri (C’20) was interested in studying how first-generation Indian students such as herself navigated the intersections of race, identity and community at Georgetown. After meeting with the
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Returning from Abroad Part Three: Featuring Ryley Zapien’s Journey Home from Australia
Ryley Zapien (C’21) from Bellingham, Washington only had a short time to adjust to her new life on the other side of the world in Sydney, Australia where she was studying abroad before she was sent home due to COVID-19. Though the junior had only been in the country for a month and a half, she is greatly appreciative for the time she had there and is already looking forward to returning.
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Returning from Abroad Part Two: Featuring Danielle Guida’s Journey Home from Italy
Danielle Guida (C’21) was one of the first students to be evacuated from her study abroad in Bologna, Italy due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 in this area. While she was sad to be suddenly uprooted from her new home after spending six months abroad, she is grateful for the experiences she had and knows the importance of living in the moment.
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Student with Aspirations for Foreign Service Spends Year in Indonesia Practicing Foreign Policy
Unable to speak the language, Camille Bismonte (C’21) did not know that when she first travelled to Indonesia for eight weeks in the summer of 2018 that she would end up studying abroad there for the entirety of her junior year. Now in her second semester, the Boren Scholarship recipient has won a speech competition, represented the United States at the 12th Annual Bali Democracy Forum, and met the President of Indonesia.
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Working Toward Global Peace Goal of Rangel Fellowship Winner
Georgetown alumna Kawther Berhanu (C’19) received the prestigious 2020 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship to pursue a career in the Foreign Service, and work toward global peace. The fellowship will cover two years of graduate study, a Congressional fellowship, a U.S. embassy or consulate internship, as well as mentoring and professional development.
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Serious Talk About Comedy: Free Speech Project Hosts Pop Culture Reporter
Michelle Renslo (C’22) says an event on “Free Speech and Comedy” last night featuring Elahe Izadi, a stand-up comedian and Washington Post reporter, helped her understand the comedy world she hopes one day to join.
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