Commencement 2021: Passion-driven Pursuits

Simenesh Semine

Sophia Gutierrez

English Grad Accepted to Competitive Columbia Publishing Course

Sophia Gutierrez will take a bold step into her publishing career by participating in a month-long intensive at Columbia University this summer.

Lucien Mensah

Bridging a Passion for Technology, Diversity, and Linguistics

Liberal arts graduating senior Lucien Mensah will apply his focus on data and diversity to his summer internship at Mars.

Juan Olarte-Cortes

Student Journalist Highlights Stories of Underrepresented Communities

Student journalist Juan Olarte-Cortes earned an internship with CNN after he launched his own news website.

Emily Maranets

Spanish and Public Health Grad Begins Career with CVS

Emily Maranets' experience learning a foreign language guides her equity-focused career in healthcare.


Brian Edwards

Catching Up with Dean Edwards

Dean Brian Edwards reflects on this year's commencement and the past fifteen months, echoing the strength of the simple but powerful statement—we are in this together.