Surlina Aaron, MVC BA ’97, had no choice but to commit her life to the pursuit of knowledge – education is in her blood. Her great grandmother started a school for her community in the early 1900s, and it was Surlina’s mother’s dying wish that Surlina attend college. So at age 47, Surlina decided to […]
President Thomas LeBlanc shared his university priorities with GW community members in the greater Boston area, including members of the class of 2022. Generations of Colonials—from the class of 1953 to the incoming class of 2022—came together April 10 in Boston to make new connections and hear from the George Washington University President Thomas […]
The Elliott School marked International Women’s Week with a speaker series featuring distinguished alumnae, called Pathways to Success: Career Accomplishments of Elliott School Women. The featured panelists ranged from recent graduates to seasoned professionals, and work for powerful institutions including the State Department, the World Bank, and the White House. They are passionate about issues […]
If you attended Taste of GW at Colonials Weekend 2017, you had the pleasure of meeting Laura Cruz, ESIA BA ’92. From a booth to the left of the entrance she served farm-to-table coffee and honey from her family farm in El Salvador. The coffee is good. Really good. If you were lucky, you got […]
When Jenny Abreu moved to Washington, D.C. in 2006, she wasn’t sure what to expect. At age 29, she’d decided to change careers and was accepted to the GW School of Business. She’d left her circle of family and friends behind in Boston. She was in a brand new city. But within a few weeks, […]
In her senior year, alumna Sarah Mann applied for an internship in National Geographic’s communications office. With just a little extra research, she quickly found George Washington University connections, including a graduate who happened to be working in the same office. It paid off: She got the internship. “I think making those connections during the […]
As classmates, spouses, parents, and volunteers, Michael and Barbara Fleming have been teaming up since their chance encounter at a Virginia Tech football game almost forty years ago. “Michael was sitting behind me and my roommate,” Barbara recalls. “It started raining and I put up my umbrella. Michael tapped me on the shoulder and said, […]
George Washington University alumni, families and friends will have the opportunity to meet President Thomas LeBlanc in the coming months as part of a series of community receptions around the country. During these events, Dr. LeBlanc will share his vision for GW as the university approaches its bicentennial in 2021. These initial priorities took shape […]
Imagine it’s 1972. You’re a GW Law student. The Watergate scandal is breaking all over the news — and the White House and Democratic National Committee headquarters are both a few blocks away from the law school. All of a sudden, two government agents burst into one of your classes. “My law school classmate David […]
On a recent day last month, Marielena Faria, ESIA BA ’13, stopped by the Elliott School to update us on her career and tell us about her latest project, Hearts 4 Harmony (H4H). The project aims to bring instruments donated by children in the United States to children in an underdeveloped corner of northern India. Many […]
