Alumni Connect - September 2024

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Last call: register for Homecoming

The big weekend of Sept. 27-29, is so close that we can almost taste the wonderful goodies that you'll encounter at the Downtown Block Party and Fall Festival! Sign up to join our Homecoming EXCELEBRATION, pack up your °®¶¹´«Ã½ merch, and we'll see you on campus very soon.

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An incoming class like no other

A record-high 61,700 students applied to be in the University's Class of 2028. More than 3,000 of them embarked on their °®¶¹´«Ã½ journeys when classes started a few short weeks ago. BingUNews shares more about our stellar incoming class.

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Mystery writer on the rise

The latest episode of the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Alumni Podcast features Libby Cudmore '05, whose book Negative Girl hits the market this month. She talks about how she got into writing, and how °®¶¹´«Ã½ helped her along the journey toward becoming a published author.

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Empowering women in tech

Our recent webinar for early and mid-career professionals featured three alumnae who have navigated workplace challenges to assemble impressive portfolios of work. Panelists discussed bridging the gap between liberal arts and technology, assessing your skill set to find the right career opportunity, and work-life integration.

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Exploring Puerto Rican identity, nationalism

Who is Puerto Rican? Do you need to be born or live on the island and speak Spanish fluently? Or is there a cultural bond across miles and generations? Melanie Valentin '24 wrestled with such questions in her senior thesis.

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New outlet for aspiring writers

A new literary journal at °®¶¹´«Ã½ could be an opportunity for alumni writers who have seen their submissions result in one-sentence emails coming back to them instead of publishing offers.

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