The Class of 2012 is Building Something
May 2026A decade-plus after graduation, a cohort of mid-career alumni are launching businesses at an unexpected rate — and they're hiring each other.
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The Hire Alum newsletter goes out on the first Tuesday of every month. New business spotlights, alumni stories, school directory updates, and the occasional opinion on what alumni networks get wrong — and right.
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What's in each issue
New listings
A curated look at businesses that went live this month across the network.
Alumni spotlight
One deeper story — a founder, a business, a journey worth knowing about.
School update
News about schools joining the platform, going live, or reaching directory milestones.
Community note
A short take from us on alumni networks, small business, and community commerce.
Past issues
Small Cities, Big Alumni Energy
April 2026Four alumni-owned businesses in mid-sized markets proving that great work doesn't require a coastal zip code.
What Alumni Networks Actually Want From Each Other
March 2026We asked 300 alumni what they actually want from their school's network. The answers weren't what we expected.
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