Alumni Volunteer Spotlight: Donell Cohen, ESIA BA ’64

Name: Donell Cohen City and Volunteer Position: Los Angeles, Alumni Association Committee Member How long have you been volunteering for GW? What made you want to volunteer? Since some time in 2001, I think. Someone contacted me from Alumni Office. They were stopping in Los Angeles among other cities trying to get some local participation […]

Natalie Fiszer helping children

Alumna Turns Her Passion for Service into Global Development Career

Natalie Fiszer, ESIA BA ’14, was recently selected for the USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship, which offers financial support for graduate school as well as an opportunity for employment with the USAID Foreign Service upon completion of her studies. GW: Tell us about what you are doing now and why it matters to […]

Mountain High: Helping Afghan Women Achieve New Heights

Beyond the warfare, bloodshed, and misogyny she witnessed in Afghanistan, Marina LeGree, ESIA MA ’07 saw mountains. Big, beautiful mountains, practically begging to be climbed. The landscape reminded her of what she saw all around her family’s farm in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington state. She and her family didn’t miss many opportunities to […]

Alumna Shines in Women’s Leadership and Public Service

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Elliott School of International Affairs (ESIA) recently caught up with Kateryna Pyatybratova, ESIA BA ’11, MA/MBA ’16, who has turned her experiences at ESIA and GW into a career promoting women’s leadership and public service around the world. GW: Tell us about what you are doing now and […]

2019 Alumni Valentines

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 […]