Alumni Blog Archive

Browse past blog articles in our archives.


Kellie Nalbandian, B.A. ’15, was a cast member of the last season of the CBS reality television show "Survivor."

From Foggy Bottom to Fiji: GW Alumna Featured on 45th Season of ‘Survivor’

Kellie Nalbandian, B.A. ’15, said the show taught her resilience, perseverance and the importance of letting go.
Dawn Moncrief

GW Alumna Is Founder of International Hunger Relief Organization

A Well-Fed World works to strengthen plant-based feeding and farming solutions for communities around the world.
Glenda Baskin Glover ( Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority)

GW Alumna Named One of Tennessee’s People of the Year

Glenda Baskin Glover was the first woman to serve as president of Tennessee State University.
Susan M. Vignola (Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP )

GW Alumna Named Partner at New York Law Firm

Susan M. Vignola is in Patterson Belknap’s Tax-Exempt Organizations practice group, where she represents a wide range of charitable and nonprofit institutions.
Clockwise from top left: Eric Darnell, Atticus Francken, Brandon Kuma and Aya Kantorovich.

Four GW Alumni Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 List

GW graduates in a range of fields made the magazine’s list of young professionals for 2024.
Michael Milken, a top GW benefactor, onstage at a university event in New York City.

Michael and Lori Milken Create $6 Million Endowment Funding Two Professorships, One Honors Dean Lynn R. Goldman

Longtime public health advocates broaden their investment at namesake GW school.
Paul Aronsohn, BA '89, MA '92

Alumni in Focus: Paul Aronsohn, BA '89, MA '92

Paul Aronsohn is following his life's work in helping individuals with disabilities and their families.
Kevin Mahala

Former GW Baseball Player Named NY Mets’ Minor League Hitting Coordinator

Kevin Mahala played three seasons for the GW baseball team before signing with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Elliott School graduate Yosef Bukhari is a member of the 2024 class of Rhodes Scholars.

Elliott School Alumnus Earns Prestigious Rhodes Scholarship

Yosef Bukhari will begin classes at the University of Oxford in fall 2024, with plans to focus his research on nuclear deterrence.
Richard Samans

GW Alumnus Authored Book

Richard Samans' book examines the underperformance of economies in regard to inclusion and sustainability.