Here’s our round-up of alumni news from the week of June 16, 2018: Marguerite Bennett (’06) will be the writer for the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic book continuation this September. “I won’t lie it’s a dream come true. It’s such a cliché and so childish but so sincere, I can’t believe that I get […]
Here’s our round-up of alumni news from the week of June 9, 2018: Shweta Tembe (’14) talks about her work as an AmeriCorps member serving with the Virginia College Advising Corps at Louisa County High School. Dahlia Mignouna (’08) was recently hired as a law clerk to Justice Stephen Breyer of the U.S. Supreme Court […]
Here’s our round-up of alumni news from the week of May 19, 2018: Jane Samborski (’02) and her husband were the animators behind the opening scene of season 2 episode 7 of 13 REASONS WHY. The RTD talked to Dan Myers (’00), managing director of Lighthouse Labs. The RTD profiled distance runner Mary Caroline Heinen […]
Here’s our round-up of alumni news from the week of May 12, 2018: Alloy, the platform helping the financial services industry make data-driven customer decisions founded by Tommy Nicholas (’07), Charles Hearn (’09), and Scott Clark (’09), won the Bank Director’s 2018 Best of FinXTech Award in the category of Startup Innovation. Harvey Creasey (’14) […]
Here’s our round-up of alumni news from the week of May 5, 2018: Congratulations to Kent Dickey (’18), who will be playing soccer next year for Villanova. Writer/director Jai Jamison (’03) talked to RVA Mag about his short film entitled “Slave Cry” starring his sister, actress Courtney Jamison (’11). The film is set for release […]
Here’s our round-up of alumni news from the week of April 28, 2018: Thanks to everyone who joined us for any of the Day of the Dragon activities on May 1! We had alumni at the Legacy Circle breakfast first thing in the morning, making Phone-a-Thon calls in the afternoon, and with us for a […]
Here’s our round-up of alumni news from the week of April 21, 2018: We the People gets a shout out in the RTD’s Q&A with Studio Two Three co-founder and executive director Ashley Hawkins (’03). Jillian Johnson (’99), who currently serves as Durham’s Mayor Pro Tempore, spoke to students at Duke about activism. Chirag Saraiya […]
Here’s our round-up of alumni news from the week of April 14, 2018: Lucy Dacus (’13) wrote about touring, identity, and where she’s from for Lenny Letter. From Unseen Fire, the debut novel from Cass Morris (’03), came out on April 17th. Zoe Golden (’09) recently opened Small Friend Records and Books in Shockoe Bottom.
Here’s our round-up of alumni news from the week of April 7, 2018: Wilton Wu (’15) is helping to lead a new online course called data 8x, based on UC Berkeley’s fastest growing course, Data 8, Foundations of Data Science. The course launched earlier this week and is free for anyone to enroll. The Richmond Free […]
Here’s our round-up of alumni news from the week of March 31, 2018: Matthew Perry (’15) was inspired to start the Richmond Community Bail Fund after reading an article on the inherent injustice of the cash bail system posted by one of his former MLWGS teachers. Read about the work they’re doing in this Richmond […]
Here’s our round-up of alumni news from the week of March 24, 2018: Emory University political science professor Andra Gillespie (‘ 95) is quoted in this article about the 2018 midterm elections (h/t Carrie Kajwajy ’95). Shamin Hotels CEO Neil Amin (’96) talks about where the company is heading next. This week also featured two […]
Here’s our round-up of alumni news from the week of March 17, 2018: The Petersburg Progress-Index profiled Joe Paul (’18), winner of this year’s Class 2 State Championship wrestling title. Colin Van Ostern (’96) lays out his platform for the New Hampshire Secretary of State race. Christopher Michael Richardson (’09) talks about playing Lion in […]
Here’s our round-up of alumni news from the week of March 10, 2018: Thank you to all the alumni who attended and/or donated items to the 2018 Night of the Dragon auction! This year, alumni donated approximately $6000 worth of items. While the auction is a PTSA event, the Foundation does receive a small percentage […]
Here’s our round-up of alumni news from the week of March 3, 2018: Wren Elhai (’04), press-attaché for the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan, is the fiddle player for the Astana Bluegrass Survivors, a band bringing American music to the heart of Eurasia. Amy Rector Verrelli (’99) just returned from a research trip to Ethiopia where […]
Here’s our round-up of alumni news from the week of February 24, 2018: MY ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL SINKING INTO THE SEA, animated by Jane Samborski (’02), is now available on Netflix. Smithsonian beer historian Theresa McCulla (’00) talks about the history of the growler. Maryam Patton (’10) co-hosts this episode of the Ottoman History Podcast […]
