alma mater
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Elizabette Guecamburu, a bookkeeper who has a rare neuromuscular disorder, spoke at Monday’s rally and implored the governor to remember the teachings of their shared alma mater Santa Clara University, a Jesuit-led private school.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Alumni now only have the illusion of choice in who guides their alma mater.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
During a 2024 commencement address to his alma mater at the University of Pennsylvania engineering school, Ternus relayed a story about making the Cinema Display, the first Apple product he worked on a quarter-century ago.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
We have no heirs and plan to leave our assets to an endowed scholarship at my alma mater, plus a smaller gift to a local university program.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
But the high school was off-limits to the city’s Negro children, who were still sent to Phenix High School, Mary Jackson’s alma mater.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
