Terrence Barresi, GSEHD MA ’11

Terrence Barresi, GSEHD MA ‘11, was invited to attend the President Barack Obama’s Sept. 23 press conference on the need to provide states with relief from key provisions of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Following the President’s remarks from the East Room of the White House, Mr. Barresi was one of 20 guests invited to the […]

Stephanie Aduso, GSEHD MA ’09

Stephanie Aduso, GSEHD MA ’09, received the Rubenstein Award for Highly Effective Teaching during the Standing Ovation for DC Teachers at the Kennedy Center Sept. 19. Ms. Aduso is a pre-kindergarten autism inclusion teacher at Walker-Jones Education Campus. The award recognizes the success of twenty DCPS teachers who received “highly effective” ratings on the IMPACT evaluation system.

Fifteen Alumni Traveling Abroad with Fulbright Scholarships

Fifteen undergraduate alumni were awarded prestigious Fulbright Scholarships for the 2011-2012 academic year and are traveling abroad through the U.S. Student Program: Julie Bailey, ESIA BA ’11, is teaching English at Kendriya Vidyalya, a government school in Kolkata, India, until early April. Rupita Chakraborty, ESIA BA ’11, is teaching at Samarinda Seberang, a private boarding […]

Four Alumnae Named to “Washington’s 100 Most Powerful Women” list

Congratulations to the four GW alumnae who were named to the Washingtonian’s magazine list of Washington’s 100 Most Powerful Women! Theresa Fariello, CCAS BA ’85 Vice president of Exxon Mobil’s Washington office Beverly Perry, CCAS BS ’76 Senior vice president for external affairs at Pepco Former chairman of the Washington Convention Center Authority Linda Rabbitt, […]