November 8, 2024

Grad Convocation 2024

On October 28 and November 1, we celebrated the conferral of our graduate students' MA and PhD degrees. This marks the culmination of hard work, dedication, and perseverance. Your achievements are a testament to your determination––we are incredibly proud of each and every one of you!

Our newly minted PhDs:

  • Angelika Kiss
  • Emilia Melara
  • Virgilio Partida Penalva
  • Maida Percival

We even had our own hooding ceremony! Angelika was hooded by her supervisor, Michela Ippolito (faculty).









Our new MAs:
  • Louis Careri
  • Laura Escobar
  • Siyi Fan
  • Fredrik Gao
  • Olanrewaju Samuel
  • Mechelle Wu
  • Aliya Zhaksybek

Kelly, Dave, Naomi, Keir, Michela, Nathan, Angelika, Pocholo, and Emily
















Guillaume Thomas (Graduate Coordinator) giving a toast

Naomi Nagy (Department Chair) congratulating our grads


Thank you to everyone (colleagues, friends, and family) who celebrated with us! And once again, a huge congratulations to our grads!