
Members of the College Class of 2021 reflect on four eventful years at the University
As they prepare to graduate with the College’s Class of 2021, students from near and far say they’re well prepared for the future.

Dual degree student enjoyed the best of both worlds
Tessa Nojaim majored in tuba performance at Eastman and political science in the College.

Eastman scholar finds a home in Rochester’s early music community
Cambridge organ scholar earns her second doctorate at the Eastman School of Music.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

‘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.

Finishing doctoral work, nurse practitioner Lynn Cole juggles many roles
A doctor of nursing practice degree is a capstone to a career of helping kids with special needs get better access and care.

Thanks to persistence and tough love, a first-generation student earns his doctorate in education
Miguel Baique says his Warner School experience moves him closer to his goal of being a chief diversity officer.