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From her small hometown of Ruther Glen, Virginia, to the bright lights of New York City, Gilda Squire, BA Communication ’95, has forged a career that has led Squire from the federal government through Wall Street, into book publishing, and finally landing as a powerhouse talent manager for some of entertainment’s brightest stars.

Senior anthropology major Zain Alzubaidy recently completed an internship with the United States Department of Commerce. He worked in the Advocacy Center, a government service that provides commercial diplomatic support to American businesses in foreign markets.  

Senior and men’s basketball guard Jared Billups might have joined �鶹��Ƶ as a transfer student, but in his two years here, he has managed to leave a historic mark.

Tyler Kocak is graduating with an MEd in secondary education after a successful tenure on the George �鶹��Ƶ wrestling team.

When �鶹��Ƶ junior Megan Miller toured the Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center, she didn’t realize she was being interviewed for an internship position. 

In February, �鶹��Ƶ’s Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy (CEBCP) within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, hosted its 12th congressional briefing at the U.S. Capitol, focused on “Preventing Gun Violence.”

Tania James, an associate professor of English at �鶹��Ƶ, has been named a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow in the Fiction category.

This spring, �鶹��Ƶ Professor Al Fuertes traveled to Rwanda to facilitate workshops for former victims and perpetrators of the 1994 Rwandan mass genocide.

�鶹��Ƶ President Gregory Washington has announced the recipients of the 2025 Presidential Awards for Faculty Excellence, honoring 12 George �鶹��Ƶ faculty members for their work on behalf of the university, students, and the broader community.

Wrongful convictions can upend lives, particularly those of high schoolers, and can result in students becoming part of the school-to-prison pipeline. Talley Bettens, a doctoral candidate in �鶹��Ƶ’s Department of Criminology, Law and Society, seeks to trace this issue to its roots: adolescent behavior and environment.