Alumni Blog Archive

Browse past blog articles in our archives.


Robyn Wehrly

GW Alumna Received Teacher of the Year Award

Robyn Wehrly is receiving recognition for her outstanding work as a special education teacher.
Sophie Kauffman, B.A. '24, offered this advice: Take advantage of the city, go out and see the world.

If only I Had Known This when I First Came to GW (Part 1)

Read what advice members of the Class of 2024 offered for incoming GW students.
Fulbright

Thirteen GW Students and Alumni Receive the Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award

Selection by the prestigious academic exchange program extends GW’s global impact.
Jaclyn Rothenberg, BA '10

Alumni in Focus: Jaclyn Rothenberg, BA ‘10

CCAS alumna and Director of Public Affairs for the Federal Emergency Management Agency Jaclyn Rothenberg, BA ‘10, offers advice for current students.
Not only does GW alumnus Patrick Mannix spearhead the sports science efforts within U.S. Soccer, but he is also heavily invested in the game’s development. (Courtesy U.S. Soccer)

Going for Goal-d: GW Alumnus Is Head of Performance for U.S. Men’s Olympic Soccer Team

Exercise science graduate Patrick Mannix oversees the sports science strategies, strength and conditioning support and nutritional provision for Team USA.
GW alumnus Eric Lee, while working for the New York Times, took this photo of former President Donald Trump leaving the stage after being shot at a rally on July 13 in Butler, Pa. (Eric Lee/The New York Times/Redux)

Through the Lens of History: GW Alumnus Eric Lee on Photographing Trump's Assassination Attempt

The NYT photo fellow reflects on his experience documenting Trump's rally shooting while revealing the challenges and rewards of frontline photojournalism.
Terryl Ashli Boxley

GW Alumna Named as Recipient of David Gitter Fellowship

The fellowship was established through the efforts of Elliott School alumnus David Gitter to educate and prepare future scholars seeking to learn about China.
Artist Hans Heinrich Bebie depicted an 1870s hairstyling session in his painting “Conversation (Group of Baltimore Girls).” (Courtesy the Maryland Center for History and Culture)

Hair-Raising History: How Coifs and Cuts Styled an Era

In her new book, art historian Elizabeth L. Block, B.A. ’94, explains how hair helped fashion a nation.
GW alumni Kevin Clark (r) and Scott Rezendes (at the monitor) are co-teaching Management of Global Soccer this summer and bring in guest speakers such as VfB Stuttgart executive Koija Dickmann. (Lily Speredelozzi/GW Today)

The Precipice of Global Soccer Education

By offering Management of Global Soccer course, GW is at the forefront of comprehensively teaching the inner workings of the world’s most popular game.
GW alumnus Andre Douglas was selected to join NASA’s 2021 astronaut candidate class.

From Foggy Bottom to the Final Frontier

GW School of Engineering and Applied Science alumnus Andre Douglas, Ph.D. ’21, has completed NASA’s astronaut training program.