Class of 2021 Archives - News Center

Black and white photos of Singer Family Award recipients.

Campus & Community

Four graduating seniors honor the high school teachers who influenced them

A Rochester commencement week tradition in its 15th year, the annual Singer Family Prize recognizes excellence in secondary teaching.

Collage of creative work from the 2021 Digital Media Studies Capstone projects.

Campus & Community

Seniors in digital media studies present capstone projects

Undergraduate students showcase how digital media can help address real-world problems.

2021 Commencement: Rochester graduate dual degree Tessa Nojaim

Campus & Community

Dual degree student enjoyed the best of both worlds

Tessa Nojaim majored in tuba performance at Eastman and political science in the College.

2021 Commencement: Rochester Graduate early music Naomi Gregory

Campus & Community

Eastman scholar finds a home in Rochester’s early music community

Cambridge organ scholar earns her second doctorate at the Eastman School of Music.

2021 Commencement: Rochester graduate Eden Thomas

Campus & Community

Eden Thomas ’21 fulfills her dream with Rochester degree

The first-generation student discovers that “one opportunity opens a whole bunch of other doors and connections.”

Commencement mace outdoors atop a blue tablecloth.

University News

Wade Norwood to deliver 2021 College Commencement address

Norwood will also receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the School of Arts & Sciences.

2021 Commencement: Rochester graduate Andrea Bell

Campus & Community

Andrea Bell is ready to take on new challenges with MBA in consulting

MBA candidate led initiatives around career development, mental health and wellness, and racial equity as a student at the Simon Business School.

2021 commencement: Rochester graduate Keenan Heyward

Campus & Community

Simon MBA follows his principles as a leader who benefits society

MBA candidate Keenan Heyward says Rochester’s business school helped hone his ideas about professional and community leadership.

2021 Commencement Rochester hybrid ceremony COVID-19

University News

Commencement 2021: Planning pomp and circumstance during a pandemic

Amid ever-changing COVID-19 guidelines, University staff have worked tirelessly to organize a safe and meaningful hybrid commencement for the Class of 2021.

2021 Commencement: Rochester graduate Monique Mendes

Campus & Community

‘I learned to be a better scientist at Rochester’

Among the few Black women to earn a PhD in neuroscience, Monique Mendes begins her career as a research scientist.