GW Alumni Blog Archive

Volunteer Spotlight: Vishal Aswani, BS '15
“At the end of the day, giving back to GW in some way and form was important to me.”

Monumental Alumni
As we celebrate GW’s Bicentennial, we’re proud to introduce GW’s inaugural Monumental Alumni Award recipients.

GW Alumni Valentines 2021
Love is in the air at GW! We asked alumni to submit stories of how they fell in love at GW.

Volunteer Spotlight: Maria Fera, CCAS BA '15
Getting to know the current GW students has been incredible. Each one brings something new to our discussions and they’re all so bright!
Raise Pie: An Alumnus’s Journey from the CDC to Pro Pie Maker
As the old saying goes, “cooking is an art, baking is a science” – and that is no better personified than by Paul Arguin, CCAS BS ‘89.
Platform Switch for GW Law Alumni
The GW Law Alumni portal will be moving to a new system for events, online giving, email communications, and alumni directory. We are preparing for our upcoming Bicentennial Celebration and im

Alumni Discuss Ongoing Diversity and Inclusion Work at GW
In a conversation with alumna Gretchen Gasteier, Caroline Laguerre-Brown discussed how to make GW a safer and more supportive space for all community members.

For the Love of Nana
Throughout her life, Merry Adler, GSEHD BA ’82, MA ’83, has looked to her late grandmother Rose Friedenberg as her guiding star.

Joe Altenau Sets the Stage at New Jersey's Prudential Center
As a theatre major, Joe Altenau, CCAS BA ’08, worked behind the scenes on productions that thousands of people attended every year.
Alumnus Continues Medical Career with Volunteerism
For more than 45 years, health care has been a passion and calling for Dr. Bill Goldman, CCAS BA ’72, MD ’75.
GW Alumna Eugenia Finizio Cassidy Changing How We Get Our News at theSkimm
Eugenia Finizio Cassidy, SMPA BA ‘13, grew up knowing that she wanted to be a journalist.

GW Alumna Eugenia Finizio Cassidy Changing How We Get Our News at theSkimm
Eugenia Finizio Cassidy, SMPA BA ‘13, grew up knowing that she wanted to be a journalist.
Joe Altenau sets the stage for New Jersey's biggest events
As a theatre major, Joe Altenau, CCAS BA ’08, worked behind the scenes on productions that thousands of people attended every year.
Alumna Cleans Up with Sponge Company
After soaring to success on Madison Avenue, Linda Sawyer, GWSB BBA ’83, made the jump to entrepreneurship and co-founded Skura Style in partnership with her childhood best friend.
Alumni Advice for the Class of 2020
As the Class of 2020 graduates and heads into life post-graduation, GW alumni share their words of wisdom and encouragement during uncertain times: