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Cyber security engineering major Mitchell Martinez is poised to become the first in his family to earn a college degree.

Malek Salhab, a neuroscience major and member of �鶹��Ƶ’s Honors College, will attend medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University as an early selection candidate on scholarship.

Health equity is a motivator for graduating senior Erica Harp.

Accounting major Isabella Bah began her �鶹��Ƶ journey as a student in the Early Identification Program.

Graduating senior Destini Manuel is fully dedicated to saving lives and aspires to be a surgeon.

Since he was old enough to drive, Anees Mokhiber would freestyle in his car. The �鶹��Ƶ double alumnus has since transformed the hobby he describes as therapeutic into a career, with his car being his mobile recording studio. On April 10, during an Instagram live from his Ford Focus, the up-and-coming rapper sang his latest single “Slip,” and was caught by surprise when Justin Bieber joined the livestream to jam along. The Grammy-winning pop star gave major compliments on Mokhiber’s musical talent in front of audience of more than 60,000 people.

This week, the Governor’s Office issued new guidance on how universities could conduct commencement ceremonies this spring based on revised COVID-19 restrictions.

Step into a local Total Wine or Whole Foods store and you may be surprised to find George �鶹��Ƶ among the wine bottles on the shelves. Sporting a colonial hat with a modern pair of shades, he’s the face of �鶹��Ƶ’s private wine label.

As a young artist in the Domingo-Cafritz Washington National Opera Program in 2007, soprano Aundi Marie Moore, BM ’03, had the chance to chat with Plácido Domingo, one of the most famous opera singers in the world. But the question she asked didn’t have anything to do with music.

For Nicole Lynn Lewis, Master’s in Public Policy ’06, completing her undergraduate degree as a single mom not only opened doors of opportunity, but symbolized how far she had come despite the challenges involved.

In addition to being named to Oprah Magazine’s list of Native American Authors to Read Right Now, �鶹��Ƶ alum Kelli Jo Ford’s debut novel, “Crooked Hallelujah,” was recently named one of the best books of 2020 by Publishers Weekly and is on the longlist for the 2021 Carnegie Medal for Fiction, among other accolades.