Roundtable: Graduate Program Alumni

The German Department hosted an Alumni Roundtable on November 4, 2016, as part of ongoing efforts to foster opportunities for graduate students to connect with our alumni and learn more about potential career paths both inside and outside the academy. The roundtable featured three graduates of the department who pursued postgraduate paths in varying fields, who shared stories of their personal experiences using their doctoral training after graduation. 

Roundtable participants included:

Margaret Gonglewski (PhD, 1996) is Associate Professor of German and International Affairs at George Washington University. She directs the German language program at GWU and teaches beginning through advanced language courses, including Business German.

Walter Rankin (PhD, 1998) is the Deputy Dean for the School of Continuing Studies (SCS) and Senior Advisor to the Provost for Accreditation & Special Projects; he has also served as interim dean for SCS. After earning his Ph.D, he served as the deputy associate dean in the College of Arts & Sciences at George Mason University for ten years before returning to Georgetown.

Anne Thiel (PhD, 2001) is Communications Manager at Forest Trends, where she supports their internal and external communications activities. She has also held positions at Sustainable Finance Ltd. and the World Resources Institute.