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Milestone for the Baker Scholars Program

Every five years, the Baker Scholars Program hosts Father Davis Weekend, a reunion which invites the Baker alumni community and their families to return to the Hilltop. The Fall…

April 12, 2024

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Baker Scholar received 2023 Louis McCahill Award

Sam Telesa received the Louis McCahill Award, given to the student of the graduating class who has “shown perseverance and determination of a high order in pursuing his or her…

May 19, 2023

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College Speakers Address Class of 2026 at Fall Convocation

Charlotte Messaris (C'24) of the Georgetown College of Arts & Sciences addressed the assembled students at.…

August 24, 2022

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Georgetown Alumna Selected to Host Washington Week

Yamiche Alcindor majored in English and government and minored African American studies while at Georgetown. She was also actively involved in the Baker Scholars Program, where…

July 15, 2021

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Baker Scholar received 2021 Louis McCahill Award

Arisaid Gonzalez Porras (C’21) is a Baker Scholar and member of the Community Scholars.…

May 22, 2021

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Baker Scholar and Alumnus Partner to Improve High School Investors Club

Baker Scholar Liz Schropp (C’21) recently partnered with alumnus Mike Scanlan (C’86), dean of administration at St. Benedict’s Prep School in Newark, NJ, to educate high…

March 2, 2021

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Baker Scholar awarded the Barry Goldwater Scholarship

Lydia Good (C’21), a biochemistry major and mathematics minor, has been awarded the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, which she will use to continue her research in protein…

June 30, 2020

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Social Justice Advocate, Prize Winner to Address Incoming Class of First-Years

Omoyele Okunola (C’20), 2019 McTighe Prize winner, will share her journey of advocating for others and promoting self-care as she advises the incoming Class of 2023 during New…

August 20, 2019

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U.S. Representative and Baker Scholars Program alumna Pramila Jayapal (C’86)Returns to the Hilltop

Through her status as an immigrant, her degree in English literature, and her involvement in the Baker Scholars Program, Jayapal recognized the value of community, diversity, and…

September 30, 2018

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Baker Scholar Awarded Newman Fellowship

Shakera Vaughan (C’19) received a 2018 Newman Civic Fellowship, a national program for students who demonstrate meaningful engagement with their.…

March 19, 2018