Pivot Program Alum Raashed Hall Reflects on Opportunities After Graduation
March 2nd, 2025
“There’s a reason it’s called a Pivot Program. It can be a 180-degree turnaround for someone,” said Raashed Hall, a graduate from Cohort 5 of the Pivot Program. Hall successfully graduated…
Pivot Fellows Design Programs for Social Good
February 20th, 2025
Pivot Program’s Design Thinking course emphasizes experiential learning that extends well beyond the classroom. More than an academic exercise, it empowers fellows to tackle real-world social…
Georgetown Pivot Program Alumni Discuss Their Accomplishments
December 19th, 2024
Watch Pivot Fellows Tariq and Damon speak with Fox 5 DC about graduation, entrepreneurship, and the benefit of hiring returning citizens!…
Georgetown Pivot Program Welcomes Its Seventh Cohort
December 10th, 2024
The Georgetown Pivot Program recently welcomed its seventh cohort of Pivot Fellows! Over the next nine months, Fellows will participate in an intensive curriculum designed to build expertise in…
14 Returning Citizens Graduate from the Georgetown Pivot Program
June 28th, 2024
On June 13, Cohort 6 of the Georgetown Pivot Program celebrated their graduation after nine months of intensive classroom and workplace instruction. This year, 14 returning citizens marked this…
Pivot Fellows’ Ventures Shine at 2024 Pitch Competition
June 3rd, 2024
Fellows competed in the flagship Pivot Pitch Competition, presenting their ventures to a panel of judges to win seed funding.…
Pivot Fellows Begin 2024 Internships
May 9th, 2024
The Georgetown Pivot Program Fellows started their professional internships on March 11, marking the final step of their Pivot journeys. After completing five months of…
Pivot’s Business Communication Course Prepares Fellows to Launch Careers
February 12th, 2024
Pivot Fellows giving speeches in the business communications course When Sharon Welsh was asked in 2018 to teach a business communication course for the Georgetown Pivot Program, she eagerly…
Pivot Fellows Develop Conflict Resolution Skills in Negotiation Works Course
December 12th, 2023
Through Pivot’s class with Negotiation Works, Fellows practice navigating tough situations and resolving conflict.…
Pivot Alum Elected to ACLU-D.C. Board of Directors
October 23rd, 2023
The ACLU of Washington, D.C. recently announced that Pivot graduate David Schultz (’21) was elected to serve on the organization’s Board of Directors.…
