alumnus
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She and her husband, Paul Pelosi — a Georgetown alumnus — established the Paul F. Pelosi Scholars Initiative at Georgetown’s Walsh School of Foreign Service in 2018, which supports students pursuing public service careers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
"The new finds of Homo teeth from 2.6 -- 2.8 million year old sediments -- reported in this paper -- confirms the antiquity of our lineage," said Brian Villmoare, lead author and ASU alumnus.
From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026
Hampshire nearly closed in 2019, but a fundraising effort led by documentarian Ken Burns, an alumnus, helped keep it afloat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Father Enzo Del Brocco, president of the Catholic Theological Union, of which Leo is an alumnus, said that the two men see the world in “fundamentally different ways.”
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2026
I borrowed academic dress from Randall Peteni, a friend and fellow alumnus.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Alex says that a year or two later Zhang began to post on the Peking University Spanish alumni group on WeChat, offering to change dollars at preferable rates.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The Royals prevailed 28-23, and the following week knocked off Orlando’s Edgewater High, a public stronghold with NFL alumni.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
In a rematch of the WNBA’s first-ever game from June 21, 1997, the Sparks overcame a 17-point Liberty lead, all while celebrating the inaugural matchup — and iconic alumni — that changed women’s sports forever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
All affected students and alumni have since been contacted, a university spokesperson said.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
California had also moved recent alumni into its boat.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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