Alumni Blog Archive

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Annaliza Perez Torres

GW Alumna Receives National Emerging Leadership Award

The award honors Annaliza Perez Torres’s early-career excellence in materials and process engineering.
Reggie Jaramillo

Revolutionary Tales: A GW Veteran’s March from Commission to Commencement

After seven years in the Army and deployments to Africa and Iraq, Class of 2025 graduate Reggie Jaramillo found his purpose at GW—and a mission to empower student veterans.
Commencement speaker Jonquel Jones told the graduates: “Your gut doesn’t lie. Trust that feeling. Because your instincts, your spirit, your gut—that is where your power lives." (Florence Shen/GW Today)

‘Your Gut Doesn’t Lie’: WNBA’s Jones Inspires Graduates to Trust Their Instincts

The GW basketball Hall of Famer and rights advocate headlined a joyous Commencement ceremony for the Class of 2025 on the National Mall.
José Andrés discusses his path through the culinary and humanitarian worlds with journalist Guy Raz. (William Atkins/GW Today)

At Lisner, José Andrés Tells an Epic Story—His Own

The renowned chef, author, humanitarian and founder of GW’s Global Food Institute discussed his new book, “Change the Recipe.”
GW Gate

Corcoran Alumna Selected for New York Times Fellowship

Tierney Cross will be part of the 2025-2026 cohort of New York Times fellows.
Alumna Jonquel Jones, B.A. ’19, the 2021 WNBA most valuable player and reigning MVP of the WNBA Finals for the champion New York Liberty, will deliver the Commencement address at the George Washington University’s Commencement on the National Mall on May 18.

Reigning WNBA Finals MVP and Alumna Jonquel Jones to Deliver the Commencement Address to GW’s Class of 2025

The GW Athletics Hall of Famer has become a household name in professional women’s basketball for her prowess on the court and humanitarian work off it.
Mark Lerner (l), Eleanor Holmes Norton and Mark Shenkman will be awarded with honorary degrees at Commencement on the National Mall on May 18.

Distinguished GW Alumni Mark Lerner and Mark Shenkman, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton to Receive Honorary Degrees

Lerner and Shenkman have served the university in multiple capacities, while Norton is a longtime activist on behalf of civil rights.
Gillian Marcelle

GW Alumna Named to Forbes List

Gillian Marcelle uses her background in finance with a focus on sustainability in her work on economic development in places bypassed by establishment investment.
The superintendent of Charles City Public Schools, Dalphine Joppy.

GW Alumna Named Superintendent of the Year in Virginia

This prestigious award recognizes Dalphine Joppy’s dedication to empowering and supporting teachers, as well as acquiring resources to improve student outcomes.
GW alumna Lindsay Chervinsky, B.A. '04, is a regular commentator for national TV and radio and regularly writes for highly read publications. (DuHon Photography)

Preserving the Presidency: A Conversation with Lindsay Chervinsky

The renowned presidential historian and GW alumna is the George Washington Presidential Library executive director.