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By Megan Borders
December 08, 2025
An ancient Greek philosopher once said, “The only constant in life is change.” Guillermo Caraveo knows this as well as anyone. He has become highly adept at pivoting through the many detours life has given him.
This fall semester, Caraveo will graduate...
By Dani Rae Wascher
December 05, 2025
“I have always cared about my education.”
Growing up in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, Araceli Ramirez knew early on that college would be part of her future. By middle school, she was already telling her strong, independent mother that she...
May 14, 2025
For Mark Freeland, graduating with his bachelor's degree is a lifelong dream he will soon realize. In just two years, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in liberal arts, two minors in communication and political science and a certificate in honors...
By Dani Rae Wascher
May 12, 2025
Manali Girish Narkhede is driven by a passion for creativity and innovation. Born in India, she grew up watching her father work as an electrical engineer for the state government and was raised with the values of integrity, humility and service. From a...
By Dani Rae Wascher
May 09, 2025
What do a poet, a lawyer, and a kid from New Jersey have in common? More than you’d think—and for Edward Hakim Bellamy, it all starts with how you tell a story.
Born in Philadelphia and raised in South Jersey, Bellamy grew up a passionate Eagles fan and...
By Alexa Skonieski
May 07, 2025
Maya Shamsid-Deen has a few titles - mother, teacher, and now, Doctor. A love for plants as a child grew into a decade-long academic career, crossing the finish line with her Ph.D. in Biology from The University of New Mexico in May.
By Alexa Skonieski
April 28, 2025
Some people say they’re “shooting for the stars” as a figure of speech, but Amy Goodman took that literally. Come graduation, she will be walking across the stage and soaring to new heights as the first female New Mexican to be commissioned into the United States Space Force.