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2020 Graduate Stories

Learn more about Columbia's graduates of the Class of 2020 and the Commencement season. 

qutai baidlbi
A Syrian Refugee Earns a Bachelor’s Degree After Twelve Years
maryam hassan
Triple Jumping Into Commencement and Beyond
Ellie Dupler
The Public Interest Advocate
Jenna kirschner
Getting Down to Business Despite COVID-19
eytan israelov
Food to the Front Lines
brian anderson
A Life of Service for a Veteran, Social Worker
janine inez
A Nursing School Graduate Mixes Writing With Health Care
jeffrey fralick
From Amateur Meteorologist to Sustainability Specialist
stefan sykes
This Columbia Journalism School Graduate Plans to Report and Write About Race
tracy vo
An Advocate for Asian American Health
ibrahim kombarji
Architecture Has Expanded Ibrahim Kombarji’s Horizons
tola oniyangi
Three Degrees Later, This Graduate Is Ready to Move On
aury garcia
The Doctor Is In: Meet Aury García
allen darrah
A Bystander to Joy
sambhav jain
What Does It Mean to Graduate Virtually?
samuel kim
This U.S. Air Force ROTC Cadet Is Ready for Duty
jasmin irisha
Coming Home After the Coronavirus Outbreak
david treatman
A Tony Award Winner Graduates with a Dual Degree
andrew wang
A Soon-to-Be Graduate Now In Quarantine Reflects on His Time at Columbia
Columbia Graduate Chichi Ikwuazom
No One Can Block This Grad
Image of Columbia University graduate, Mike Smith
Men’s Basketball Record Holder Graduates
Eighteen Campbell Award winners
2020 Campbell Award Winners
Empire State of Mind lit up in blue to honor Columbia University graduates
Ben Platt to Sing Original Tom Kitt Song at Columbia Virtual Commencement
Collage of eight students who graduates in 2020 and 2021
Words of Wisdom From Columbians Who Graduated in 2020 and 2021 at the Height of the Pandemic

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