Ceremony honors graduating students of color, mentors
More than 120 students participated in the twentieth annual Stoling Ceremony. The Commencement weekend tradition celebrates the achievements of students of color and honors their Ӱ̳ mentors.
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More than 120 students participated in the twentieth annual Stoling Ceremony. The Commencement weekend tradition celebrates the achievements of students of color and honors their Ӱ̳ mentors.
Ӱ̳’s one hundred and eighty-seventh Commencement was marked by many firsts — the first held on Pageant Green, the first Commencement with President Danielle R. Holley and, for many undergraduates, their first in-person graduation.
Ӱ̳ College student and alum leaders gathered in Chapin Auditorium in celebration of the many contributions made to the community throughout the year.
“Here at Ӱ̳, my professors taught me that there’s a way to combine different academic disciplines to tackle complex, difficult problems. They offered me so much mentorship, inclusivity and communication.”
“I really do think that any people skills I have, I owe to this job. I feel like it also gave me confidence that I did not have before.”
“I got to sit in on a rehearsal in Rooke Theatre, and that’s what drew me to Ӱ̳. I thought, ‘This is amazing. I’ll get to work with real professionals and very talented, smart, knowledgeable people.”
“Ӱ̳ has challenged me to think about leadership and this all-encompassing thought of how to be a leader with others from so many different backgrounds and levels of leadership knowledge.”
As the Public Theater prepares to stage Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks’ newest play, the New York Times caught up with the Ӱ̳ College alum to talk about her overall body of work and how she got to where she is today.
As the keynote speaker for the tenth annual Trailblazers of Color Leadership Conference at Ӱ̳ College, Shabazz discussed enlarging people’s capacity for care.
Ӱ̳ College President and Professor of Politics Danielle Holley welcomed students, faculty, staff and alums to participate in a virtual session of her 2024 spring course on the Supreme Court as part of the BOOM! Learning Symposium.