Meet the Class of 2021

Warner School of Education

A candidate for a doctorate in education says his Warner experience moves him closer to his goal of being a chief diversity officer.

Simon business school

MBA candidate hopes to establish her own counseling practice with a focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion issues.

Arts, Sciences & Engineering

Havana, Cuba, native and Take Five scholar Camila Lage Chavez plans to go to medical school after graduation.

School of Nursing

A doctor of nursing practice degree is a capstone to a career of helping kids with special needs get better access and care.

Eastman School of music

Finishing her second doctorate at Eastman, a scholar finds a home in Rochester’s early music community.

Arts, Sciences & Engineering

As he continues his entrepreneurial education, the Beirut native credits Rochester with “some of the best experiences of my life.”

Arts, Sciences & Engineering

Studying remotely this semester, the Cleveland native remained active in campus activities and culture.

Simon business school

The MBA graduate says business school helped hone his ideas about professional and community leadership.

Arts, Sciences & Engineering

The Hajim School of Engineering graduate turns her love of the stars into a career as she works on commercial space systems.

Arts, Sciences & Engineering

Finishing his PhD in physics, the accomplished jazz pianist stays close to his piano and his love of music.

School of Medicine and Dentistry

Among the few Black women to earn a PhD in neuroscience, Monique Mendes begins her career as a research scientist.

Arts, Sciences & Engineering
Eastman School of Music

A dual degree student says she enjoyed the best of both the College and Eastman.

Arts, Sciences & Engineering

With a master’s degree in data science, the geriatric oncologist brings new dimensions to research at her clinic.

Arts, Sciences & Engineering

The first-generation student discovers that “one opportunity opens a whole bunch of other doors and connections.”