Zoeann Murphy, CORC MA ’14, doesn’t shy away from intense situations. In fact, she heads right for them. Over the last 16 years as a photographer and video journalist, she’s traveled across the U.S. and to more than 20 countries capturing images and stories that focus on humanitarian and environmental crises, and, often times, breaking […]
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Homee Is Where The Heart Is
My first apartment – like those of many millennials starting out after college – was a terrifying mix of Pinterest board ideas, IKEA constructions, and my parents’ old furniture. As a young graduate, undertaking interior design just seemed hard and expensive. It’s a common perception that three GW graduates want to change. Beatrice Fischel-Bock, CCAS BFA […]
Jennifer Bado-Aleman, GSEHD Cert’11
Jennifer Bado-Aleman, GSEHD Cert’11, was named a Teaching Ambassador Fellow for the upcoming school year by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. She is the English Department Resource Teacher at Gaithersburg High School in Montgomery County, Md., who will work on middle-school reform in the Office of the Secretary. Read more.
Mike Humphreys, ESIA BA’11
Mike Humphreys, ESIA BA’11, a physical educator instructor at Patrick Henry Elementary School in Arlington, Va., was selected as a Teaching Ambassador Fellow for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Read more.
Rob Shorette, GSEHD MA ’10
Rob Shorette, GSEHD MA ’10, co-authored the article “Being White at a Black College: An Interview” featured in the Huffington Post about his experiences at a historically black college and university (HBCU) as a white student-athlete. Shorette is a Ph.D. student at Michigan State University.
Chia-Pin Chang, SEAS MS ’03, Phd ’11
Chia-Pin Chang, SEAS MS ’03, Phd ’11, was profiled by the Washington Post‘s Capital Business section on July 15 for his work as the co-founder of OptoBioSense, a spin off company from his work as a GW student. Chang was praised for his perseverance and dedication to his company and its research in spite of […]
Annette Rahael, GSEHD Phd ’12
Annette Rahael, GSEHD Phd ’12, was chosen as one of two winners for the Family Firm Institute Best Dissertation for 2012 Award. Her dissertation was titled, “Co-CEOs: An Exploratory Case Study of Shared Leadership in a Family Owned and Operated Business.”
Rob Goodman, CCAS MA ’11
Rob Goodman, CCAS MA ’11, who has worked as speechwriter for House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Senator Chris Dodd, co-authored Rome’s Last Citizen, which will be published in October 2012 (Thomas Dunne Books). The book tells the story of the Roman politician Cato, his fight to save the Roman Republic from dictatorship, and the […]
Alumnus Pitches for Washington Nationals Affiliate
Our friends at GW Today caught up with Bobby Lucas, GWSB BA ’10, GSEHD MA ’12, who is pitching for Washington Nationals affiliate Hagerstown Suns: Alumnus Pitches for Washington Nationals Affiliate Bobby Lucas had always wanted to play professional baseball. After six years at GW, major elbow surgery and a lot of determination, Lucas was drafted by […]
Mary Ellen Dingley, CCAS BA ’12
Mary Ellen Dingley, CCAS BA ’12, who received a Jane B. Hart Award for Academic Excellence from the Anthropology Department last month, also received this year’s Academy of American Poets College Prize. The judges — Profs. Jane Shore, Mary-Sherman Willis, and David McAleavey — awarded Mary Ellen the prize based on a set of poems […]