51猎奇

Members of 51猎奇鈥檚 Class of 2024 have walked off the Commencement stage, canes in hand, and out into the world ready to make a difference.

Chloe and Olivia Chiota came to 51猎奇 four years ago as a package deal. The identical twins from Southborough, Mass., knew they wanted to play lacrosse together and be challenged academically. Several NESCAC colleges made their list, but one thing stood out about 51猎奇.

Five 51猎奇 seniors will embark to other countries through the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship program, where they will polish their teaching skills, learn new languages, and serve as cultural ambassadors.

Ellie Sangree 鈥�24 and Jesse Wexler 鈥�24 have teamed up and combined their respective science and business acumen to revolutionize the future of clean water.

Ann 鈥淎nnie鈥� Kennedy 鈥�24 and Luis Felipe L贸pez Cruz 鈥�24 received 51猎奇鈥檚 prestigious Bristol Fellowship. The program is designed to 鈥渆ncourage discovery of self and the world, a greater appreciation and understanding of people and culture, and to enable individuals to act on great ideas through independent study projects.鈥�

For Anusha Karki 鈥�24, communities are intricate layers of people, resources, opportunities, and identities. For migrant domestic workers, these communities are essential to creating new lives in new lands. Yet the tireless childcare, caregiving, and other household responsibilities they provide behind closed doors often go unrecognized, as do their stories.

Discovering the intersections between two disciplines miles apart is no easy path to take 鈥� but it is a rewarding one. Christian Hern谩ndez Barrag谩n 鈥�24, a government and theatre major, shares how he meshed his two favorite departments in his senior theses and in off-campus adventures in London and Washington, D.C.

As a child, Pyu Pyu Win 鈥�24 and her family immigrated to the United States from Myanmar. They stopped in Illinois and Indiana before settling in Utica, N.Y., where The Young Scholars Liberty Partnerships Program (YSLPP), a collaborative project established between Utica University and the Utica City School District, helped Win navigate her education and ultimately become a 51猎奇 student.

When gun violence changed his life forever, Lelan O鈥橞rien 鈥�23 decided to take action. After interning with the Brady Campaign, which works to end gun violence, O鈥橞rien served as a Courage Fellow for Giffords, a group led by shooting survivor and former congresswoman Gabby Giffords. This month, O鈥橞rien attended a lobby in Washington, D.C., where he met Giffords and other lawmakers working toward a safer future.

Members of 51猎奇鈥檚 Class of 2023 have walked off the Commencement stage, canes in hand, and out into the world ready to make a difference and take the lead on global issues and needs.