Portrait of a Graduate
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an ethical, active citizen -
their best, authentic self -
prepared for any future
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Alum Spotlight: Caroline K. '17
From heading up The Cageliner in her senior year at Burke to joining the Chicago Tribune soon after graduating from the University of Chicago, Caroline K. '17 has long been dedicated to journalism and public interest storytelling. And as of this spring, she is also a 2026 Pulitzer Prize honoree.Read More -
Alumni Spotlight: Finley '23
Congratulations to Finley T. '23, on publishing for the first time, with a team from the Department of Neuroscience at Agnes Scott College in Georgia.Read More -
The Might of Music
In late October, our Thursday assembly featured Sounds of Saving, a New York-based music and mental health nonprofit co-founded by Charlie Gross '88. Highlights included live music by Bartees Strange and Nicknames (Max Streitwieser '20, NYU '24) and a panel discussion with the artists, facilitated Lelo M. '28 and Liam B. '28. Both Bartees and Max visited music classes and hosted a discussion in the Library at lunch.Read More -
Alumni Spotlight: Alice '21
We are excited to share that Alice Crafford '21 was named a 2025-26 Fulbright Scholar, pursuing a master's degree at the Université Paris-Saclay and conducting research at the Institut de Physique Théoretique in France. Alice earned her undergraduate degree in physics from Carnegie Mellon University with minors in math and French.Read More -
Alums Return and Reunite
Read MoreBurke bonds extend well beyond graduation – decades beyond, in fact. This past weekend, alumni convened at Burke for our annual Alumni Weekend, which kicked off on Friday at Homecoming, followed by our Alumni of Color social at Busboys & Poets. Alums toured the campus on Saturday (many of them pre-date all buildings except Calvin!) and gathered on the 4th floor terrace to cheer our reunions classes. -
Alumni Spotlight: Nik Alexander '16
At our April 17 assembly, we welcomed back Nik Alexander '16, now a graduate student at the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University, focusing on "deconfliction and management of systems on other celestial bodies," and a 2024-25 Axiom Space fellowship winner. Nik is also Managing Editor of Space Scout, a volunteer-run news organization focused on the space industry.Read More -
Alum Spotlight: River Carson '17
"Nanomaterials, natural and human made, are characterized by size, measured in nanometers. A nanometer is one millionth of a millimeter - about 100,000 times smaller than the diameter of a single hair." - National Institute of Environmental Health SciencesRead More -
Window on the World
A biannual publication of our Communications and Development offices, 1968 Magazine features stories from alumni, students, faculty, and staff and includes Burke's Annual Report each fall.Read More -
Alumni Spotlight: Daria, Julia, and Miles
Read MoreNot one, but two Burke alums were SMYAL LGBT Youth Leadership Award recipients in 2024. Daria Strachan '24 received the Sophie's Live Out Loud scholarship, as "she exemplifies leadership primarily through her passion for filmmaking." Julia Vazquez-Brunetti '23 was honored for community leadership, including reinvigorating Burke's LGBTQ+ affinity group. -
Alumni Spotlights
Where the Bones Lie by Nick Kolakowski '99 comes out in March 2025 from Datura Books (a British crime imprint distributed by Penguin Random House in the US). Nick describes the novel as a "twisty California detective thriller about a burned-out Hollywood fixer." He adds, that "I owe my love of detective fiction to the Film Noir class that my dad [past faculty Paul Kolakowski] taught when I was at Burke."Read More -
Alum Spotlight: Sofia Shore '20
Sofia Shore '20 graduated from Skidmore College last spring with a degree in business and has returned to DC to work for a strategic communications firm.Read More
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