As the last class of students to experience college life during the COVID-19 lockdown, the College of Arts & Sciences' Class of '24 rebounded from a first year in isolation with resilience and a keen sense of the importance of community and of the urgency of pursuing careers aimed at building a better world for everyone. From pursuing graduate studies in medicine and medical research to following career paths as policymakers and advocates for the underserved, this year's graduating class takes with it the power of a broad-based liberal arts education and the skills to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world.
"The liberal arts and sciences matter more today than at any other time in human history," said Christa Acampora, Buckner W. Clay Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. "Confronting and addressing the complex, the urgent and the global challenges of tomorrow will require a more capacious understanding of what is to be human and to be humane. We're proud of this year's graduates, and we are confident that they step out into the world beyond Grounds equipped to explore those essential questions, to seek new knowledge and new perspectives and to give us all hope for the future."
Meet some of the outstanding members of the College Arts & Sciences newest graduating class.