Alumni Blog Archive

Browse past blog articles in our archives.


Jay Khurana (left) and Peter Lavan at Nationals Park. (William Atkins/GW Today)

How GW Alumni Are Building Their Careers in Sports

Two GW Business graduates found roles with the Washington Nationals by gaining hands-on experience through internships and building strong industry connections.
Elizabeth Bleuer

Alumna’s Career Takes Unexpected but Exciting Pivot

With the dismantling of USAID earlier this year, Elizabeth Bleuer, ESIA MA ’16, helped to reimagine what her company could offer.
Alan Siegel, B.A. '05, is the author of a new book about “The Simpsons.” He returned to Washington, D.C., on a book tour over the summer, making a stop at Solid State Books. (Greg Varner/GW Today)

Alumnus Writes Book on the First and Most Influential Decade of ‘The Simpsons’

At George Washington University, Alan Siegel bonded with other students over a love for the show.
Inspired by his brother Jeremy, Nate Diskint’s work builds on lessons he developed while a student at GW. (Photo by Sabrina Hajsok)

GW Alumnus Nate Diskint Builds Homes to Break Barriers

The 2012 graduate turned a family challenge into an innovative inclusive housing community for adults with disabilities.
RamenNow! desktop ramen cooker on one side; the other side is a picture of Travis Thul at a speaking engagement

Alumni in Focus: Travis Thul, D.Eng ‘18

GW Engineering alumnus Travis Thul, D.Eng ‘18, discusses the process behind his invention of the world’s first desktop ramen noodle cooker.
Fulbright

Six GW Students and Alumni Receive Fulbright Grants for 2025–26, with Two More Named as Alternates

Selection by the prestigious academic exchange program strengthens GW’s international impact.
In “Something Big,” Patrick Wohl, B.A. ’16, tells the stories of the lives changed by the 1993 Brown’s Chicken restaurant murders near Chicago.

True Crime Buster: Alumnus Revisits a Tragedy, Rewrites a Genre

In his new book, attorney and author Patrick Wohl, B.A. ’16, delves into a brutal murder from his hometown to tell the victims’ stories.
Clockwise from top left, Ted Segal, Stacie Lissette, Kevin Brown and Jonathan Perlin are joining the GW Board of Trustees. Pictured below, outgoing trustee Avram "Ave" Tucker.

Board of Trustees Elects Four New Members

Kevin Brown, Stacie Lissette, Jonathan Perlin and Ted Segal were elected to the board in May.
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.