What is Witness to History?
Witness to History is a state-of-the-art video oral history project to record and celebrate the stories of Georgetown alumni who have been history makers and witnesses to history. The goal of the project is to create a historically valuable product - a rich collection of alumni stories that further tells the story of Georgetown and the impact graduates are making around the globe. Read more >
Mary Jordan (C'83)
Pulitzer Prize Winner and Former London Bureau Chief, The Washington Post
Mary Jordan credits her career in journalism to her Georgetown education, including Fr. Healy's poetry instruction and the encouragement he offered to pursue her writing. Most recently, Jordan and her husband, Kevin Sullivan, worked as The Washington Post's co-bureau chiefs in London. Read more
Tags: Journalism, Women, International
Joseph A. Almeida (C'05)
Winner of Teach for America's 2007 National Sue Lehmann Excellence in Teaching Award
Two experiences during his student years stand out for Joseph Almeida: Meeting Sen. Joe Biden while ushering during Commencement and competing nationally with Groove Theory, Georgetown's first co-ed hip-hop dance group. Read more
Tags: Teaching, Community Service
Rabbi Harold S. White
Jewish Chaplaincy Director and Senior Jewish Chaplain, Georgetown University
Rabbi White first came to Washington in the summer of 1968. For more than forty years, he has created an interreligious home at Georgetown, which started with a faithful question: "Why would a Jesuit university need a rabbi when Georgetown did not have any Jewish students?". Read more
Tags: Medicine, World War II