Topic: Alumni
Got the Job-Search Blues?
Fall 2009
Mental Warm-up
Fall 2009
Record Turnout
Reunion turnout eclipsed last year’s attendance by about 25 percent and was double the number of 2005.
Fall 2009
From DNA to the N.I.H.
Francis S. Collins to head multi-billion dollar research institute.
Fall 2009
Letters to the Editor
Fall 2009
In the Land of the Midnight Sun
The destruction of Eagle, Alaska, hardly made headlines. Yet, 3,000 miles away in Virginia, Ted Genoways was devastated.
Fall 2009
Portrait of a Confessed Slowpoke
How does a comic writer come up with jokes? Jen Sorensen, author of the cartoon Slowpoke, reveals the secrets of humor.
Fall 2009
Economy Special Report: Three videos
Students, alumni and faculty discuss their experience with the economic crisis.
July 16, 2009
Playground Smack-down
When asked why he would pursue a sport like four square, Glasser is circumspect: “Why? Because it’s silly.”
July 14, 2009
Summer Like You’ve Never Seen It Before
Chris Bickford’s photos capture moods, immediacy of surfing, nightlife
July 13, 2009
Fighting Human Trafficking
When Andrea Austin learned about human trafficking, she refused to believe it. It seemed like something out of a far-fetched movie.
June 10, 2009
The World’s Hottest Nerd?
Colin Steers went from studying neurology to being cast as the “hot nerd” on this season’s Make Me a Supermodel.
June 10, 2009
Scaling Kilimanjaro
Audio Slideshow: Liz Freer (Col class of ’08) and her mother, Dr. Carol Freer (Grad class of ’86), climb Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise funds for breast cancer research.
June 10, 2009
Graduation 2009: Cherished memories
June 1, 2009
Two Generations of Graduates
May 26, 2009
Trying to Make Lemonade: After the Corporate Collapse
A first-person perspective on how Circuit City’s collapse altered the career path of one alumnus.
Summer 2009
The University and the Economy: On the Front Lines
Alumni and faculty experts share their perspectives on how we got into this situation—and how to get out of it.
Summer 2009
Special Report: The University and the Economy
Explore the economic turmoil from a variety of viewpoints, including those of faculty, students and alumni.
Summer 2009
You Don’t Say!
Which well-known Mark Twain quote can be traced to Thomas Jefferson? What Tina Fey joke is often mistakenly attributed to a candidate for vice president?
Summer 2009
New & Notable: The Thomas Jefferson Edition
Summer 2009
Scenes from an Inauguration
On the morning of the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, I woke up next to Abraham Lincoln...
Summer 2009
Black Alumni Weekend
More than 1,200 members of the University community—alumni, faculty, students and friends—gathered in April for Black Alumni Weekend, making it the largest turnout in the event’s history.
Summer 2009
The Need for Speed
John Sinders owns Khaleji Motorsport, which competes in the branch of auto racing that features cars like Porsche and Ferrari, and gets behind the wheel himself.
Summer 2009
In a League of His Own
For his efforts over the years, Wilson has been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, along with former Bills defensive end Bruce Smith. Wilson’s contributions ranged from lending the Oakland Raiders $400,000 in 1962 to being a key voice in negotiations to avoid a players’ strike in 1977.
Summer 2009