Anthropologist. Educator. Writer. Speaker. Nerd. These are just a few of the identities of Nikki Lane, CCAS BA ‘09. Lane, a professorial lecturer in American University’s Critical Race Gender and Cultural Studies Collaborative, loves sharing her knowledge of cultural and linguistic anthropology beyond the classroom. “I bring my scholarship out of the ivory tower and […]
Five years ago, John-Hanson Machado, CCAS BS ’16, lost his mother, Carol, to gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) cancer. And he started running. Those two events may have seemed random and disconnected at the time, but the years since have seen him weave together these two facets of his life in ways he never could have […]
On March 16, Brian O’Dwyer, CCAS BA ’66, LAW LLM ’76, will lead approximately 150,000 people through the streets of New York City. “This is something you always hope for and never expect,” says O’Dwyer, of being named the 2019 grand marshal of the New York City St. Patrick’s Parade, which is the oldest and […]
Thanks to Denny Henry, CORC BFA ’07 and Jackie Henry, CORC BFA ’10, for sharing their story! Where and how did you meet? Denny says that we met at the registrar’s office. I say that we met by the “free bench,” a place where you could always find something you didn’t know you needed. I […]
Thanks to Pooja Shah Kothari, CCAS BA ’14 and Yogin Kothari, ESIA BA ‘11, for sharing their story, and to Nupur Moondra, GWSB BAccy ’12, MAccy ’13, for nominating the couple! Where and how did you meet? We met in early 2010 – through a mutual friend. Yogin was finishing up his third and final […]
Thanks to Ben Kirshner, GWSB BBA ’00, and Rebecca Schimmer Kirshner, CCAS BA ’01, for sharing their story! Ben and Rebecca met outside of Thurston Hall the evening of Rebecca’s move-in day during her first year at GW. Ben was a sophomore, and they were introduced after realizing they knew some people in common. Their […]
Thanks to Gregg and Stacey (Singer) Rood for sharing their story, and extra special thanks to their daughter Alexandra Rood, Columbian College Class of 2019, for nominating her parents as alumni valentines! The summer before they started at GW, Gregg Rood, GWSB BBA ’84, and Stacey (Singer) Rood, GWSB BBA ’84, both attended a student […]
Thanks to Maggie Wood Danielski, CCAS ’02, and Tom Danielski, GWSB BAccy ’02, for sharing their story! We met freshman year in Lafayette Hall. We were neighbors and friends and romance bloomed! Our #onlyatGW moment was that we had an annual tradition of visiting the National Christmas tree and ice skating in the sculpture garden […]
Thanks to Nakeya Brown, CCAS MFA ’17, and Larry W. Cook, CCAS MFA ’13, for sharing their story! Our commitment to our photography practices led to our paths crossing. Larry and I first encountered each other in a professional practice course I was enrolled in. My professor selected him to be a guest speaker for […]
Our most popular feature of the year is back! Alumni Valentines tell the stories of couples and friends whose lives are forever intertwined thanks to GW. Do you have a love story to share? Send an email to [email protected] for next steps! Additional submissions will be accepted through February 22, 2019. Alumni Valentines Charles and Jamila Colleen […]
