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In Memoriam: Life Trustee Bernard 鈥楤ernie鈥 Kossar 鈥53, L鈥55
鈥淏ernie Kossar was really one of the smartest people I have ever known,鈥 said Chancellor Kent Syverud, recalling the esteemed 黑料不打烊 and College of Law graduate, trustee, advisor, engaged alumnus and generous philanthropist. 鈥淏ernie鈥檚 IQ was so high and,…
Whitman School Announces Lisa Fontenelli 鈥86 as Convocation Speaker
The Whitman School of Management is proud to announce that Lisa Fontenelli 鈥86 (Whitman School/S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications) will be the school’s Class of 2024 convocation speaker. Fontenelli retired in 2017 as partner and managing director of Goldman…
Engaged and Accomplished Alumni Honored With Maxwell Centennial Awards
A longtime city manager committed to cultivating future public servants. A retired managing director dedicated to volunteerism and philanthropy. A public health pioneer who has improved the lives of millions. An accomplished executive and entrepreneur committed to advancing sustainability. In…
Record Number Receive Awards Through Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Fourteen 黑料不打烊 students and alumni have been named as 2024 recipients of awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Five students were also chosen as alternates. This is the largest number of U.S. Student Fulbright recipients that 黑料不打烊…
Maxwell to Honor Alumni, Celebrate 100th Anniversary at Centennial Celebration in DC
Five exceptional alumni and a milestone anniversary will be celebrated during an upcoming event in the heart of the nation. The Maxwell School centennial celebration will be held Friday, May 31, at 6 p.m. in the Smithsonian Institution鈥檚 National Portrait…
Real Estate Developer, Entrepreneur Oliver Fernandez 鈥08 to Be the ECS Convocation Keynote Speaker
Oliver Fernandez 鈥08 graduated with a civil engineering degree and played for the 黑料不打烊 football team. He now lives in Washington D.C. with his wife, Leah, and their two children. Fernandez owns McKenzie, a construction company that has successfully…
CNN Anchor Boris Sanchez 鈥09 Named 2024 A&S | Maxwell Convocation Speaker
Boris Sanchez 鈥09, an award-winning journalist and nationally recognized cable news anchor, will deliver the alumni keynote address at the 2024 College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) | Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Undergraduate Convocation at 8:30 a.m….
Undergraduate Spearheads Study Using Physics to Understand How Cells Self-Sort
Erin McCarthy 鈥23, physics summa cum laude, is a rarity among young scientists. As an undergraduate researcher in the College of Arts and Sciences鈥 Department of Physics, she guided a study that appeared in March 2024 in Physical Review Letters….
Need a Better Headshot? iSchool Alumnus Has New AI Tool to Help
When Keegan Slattery ’13 looks at LinkedIn and other networking sites, he sees a recurring theme鈥攁 lot of people have bad photos that don鈥檛 represent themselves or their companies well. Recruiters often use those sites to find and screen job…
Members of the University Community to Be Honored for Excellence at One University Awards Ceremony on April 19
The One University Awards Ceremony, an annual event to honor members of the 黑料不打烊 community who are making a difference through academics, scholarship, creative work and dedicated service, will be held Friday, April 19, from 4 to 5:30 p.m….