Free from gravity and floating 200 miles above the Earth, NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor, SEAS BS ’97, said she’s become much more graceful maneuvering around the International Space Station since she arrived on board more than 100 days ago. Dr. Auñón-Chancellor is halfway through her six-month mission and has adjusted well to life on the ISS, which includes […]
Category: World
Telling the World’s Stories: Geography Alumna Thrives at National Geographic
Growing up in Northern California’s Humboldt County, Kaitlin Yarnall, CCAS MA ’08, was captivated by the world around her. Coming from a family of biology majors, Yarnall was raised with a deep love for science, nature, and exploration. Today, as senior vice president of media innovation at the National Geographic Society, Yarnall still relies on […]
GW Alumna Prepares for International Space Station Mission
Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor, SEAS BS ’97, said the first time she sat down for a class about the electrical power station on the International Space Station (ISS), the NASA instructor was concerned that it might not make much sense to her. As a former flight surgeon, this information was outside of her expertise—but as a […]
Around the World and Back
When French President Emmanuel Macron visited Washington on April 23-25, an Elliott School alumnus played an important role in ensuring a successful and smooth State Visit, the first of the Trump Administration. David Solomon, BA ’08, is a Senior Visits Officer in the Office of the Chief of Protocol at the U.S. Department of State. […]
KACIF Grant Opens Unlikely Doors
For Kiana Barcelona, internships paved a new career path during her GW undergraduate days, helped in part by a generous university grant. Kiana Barcelona, ESIA BA ’17, works as a special assistant to the vice president of development at the Atlantic Council. It’s her first job out of GW, where she earned a bachelor’s degree […]
Bridging The Gap
A gap year prior to starting GW brought lasting friendships with Gambian students for Ashleigh DeLuca. Now she’s trying to bring three of them to college in her native New York. She arrived in the African village alone a decade ago to teach English, struck both by the dire poverty but also the possibilities contained […]
Pathways to Success: Career Accomplishments of Elliott School Women
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 […]
A Taste of El Salvador at Taste of GW
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 […]
GW SMPA Alumnus Wins Big at PBS
What’s the best way to score a job at PBS NewsHour and become an Emmy-winning producer? Start pretending you’re a journalist in high school. At least, that’s what Jason Kane, SMPA BA ’07, did, and it’s been a winning strategy for him. “I learned early that calling myself a journalist gave me a pass to […]
Mishti Sivaramakrishnan, ESIA ’16, follows her ambitions around the world
For Sharmishta (Mishti) Sivaramakrishnan, ESIA BA ’16, all roads seemed to lead to a career in international affairs with an important stop at GW’s Elliott School along the way. Her journey began when she was in fourth grade in Muscat, Oman, and first heard the word “diplomacy.” Years later, as a high-school student in Singapore, […]