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Alumnus wins Pulitzer Prize with The Washington Post

Michael Pearce, Editor-In-Chief May 26, 2020

At 12 years old, Salwan Georges and his family immigrated to the United States from Syria, after having fled Iraq in the 90s. Georges didn’t speak English and had to adapt to a new way of life. Sixteen...

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