Alumni Blog Archive

Browse past blog articles in our archives.


Sharon Crane

GW Law Alumna Supports STEM Students Designing A Better World

Sharon Crane recently traveled to Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi to see first-hand the impact of her pro bono client’s innovation.
Neenia Barlatt-Higgins

GSEHD Alumna Won Outstanding Dissertation Award

Neenia Barlatt-Higgins was recognized by the University Council for Workforce and Human Resource Education.
Alumnus David Gitter has endowed a fund promoting advanced proficiency in the Chinese language through immersive instruction abroad. (William Atkins/GW Today)

$1 Million Gift Creates New Fellowship and Study Opportunities on Contemporary China

Elliott School alumnus David Gitter endows fund promoting advanced proficiency in the Chinese language through immersive instruction abroad.
Reid Davenport sits on a wheelchair and presses a button on a camera rubber-banded to the wheelchair's armrest.

Award-Winning Filmmaker Reid Davenport Redefines Disability through the Lens of Art

The GW alumnus creates his films with an eye toward “removing systemic barriers in society.”
A view of Ivotuk, Alaska, along the Brooks Mountain Range. At 26, alumna Georgeie Reynolds, B.A. ’73, M.A. ’76, joined a team of anthropologists surveying the North Slope. (Photos: Dale C. Slaughter)

Cold Spell: Alumna Recalls Arctic Adventures

As an anthropologist in the remote North Slope of Alaska, alumna Georgeie Reynolds braved bear attacks and hypothermia scares while unearthing ancient artifacts.
GW Alumni and Families Weekend

Registration Opens for Upcoming Alumni and Families Celebration

This year’s Alumni & Families Weekend runs Sept. 29 to Oct. 1.
As a founding member of The String Queens, alumna Kendall Isadore has performed at top music venues around the country.

Alumna Kendall Isadore Shares Her Passion for Music as Member of The String Queens

GSEHD alumna plays a unique blend of soulful and classical music that has earned her invitations to play Carnegie Hall and President Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Kyle Albrecht, B.B.A. '10, played in every game during his four-year career as a center midfielder on George Washington University's men's soccer team. He now works for Major League Soccer. (Submitted photo)

GW Business Alumnus Kyle Albrecht Spearheads MLS GO

Soccer's youth recreational program in the U.S. aims to increase participation and access to kids outside the sport’s existing ecosystem.
GW alumna Sarah Malinowski co-started her own company, Seamless Transition, LLC, to build a prosthetic so amputees, especially veterans and active duty military members, could resume their active lifestyles. (Lily Speredelozzi/GW Today)

GW Alumna Aiding Amputees

Sarah Malinowski traveled to Ukraine to improve her prosthetic knee prototype with input from amputees injured from Russia's war in Ukraine.
Sam Goldblatt headshot

Alumni in Focus: Sam Goldblatt, BA ‘05

Honing his passion for culture and art from an early age, Sam Goldblatt, BA ‘05, has taken his love of film and theater from Washington, D.C. to Edinburgh.