Graduating seniors in the A&S Class of 2025

Extraordinary Journeys, the Class of 2025

The Class of 2025 leaves campus at a time of global uncertainty, but they say they feel prepared for the challenges that will come their way. “I feel equipped to handle whatever uncertainties lie ahead,” Osita Achufusi says, while Andrea Zarazúa adds “my learning is limitless.” We celebrate their Cornell journeys: their many accomplishments in the classroom, the research labs and beyond; and the treasured relationships they’ve created here that will bolster them throughout their lives.

Photos by Chris Kitchen

Extraordinary Journeys

Interdisciplinary majors

McKenna Norton: Asian Studies & Robert S. Harrison College Scholar

'My research gave me new perspectives on what community-building really means'

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Gaveal Fan: Robert S. Harrison College Scholar, Sociology & Information Science

'Cornell has made me discover that there should be no limit to the type of questions I ask, and there is always a way to find an answer.'

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Hyrum Edwards: Robert S. Harrison College Scholar, History, Jewish Studies & Near Eastern Studies

'I have a better sense of my place in the world'

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S. Gottfried: Robert S. Harrison College Scholar, Philosophy & English

'I now think intersubjectivity is the most important part of the human condition'

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Fatima Al-Sammak: Government & Operations Research and Engineering

'I used machine learning to analyze factors that impact voter turnout'

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James Koga: Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity

'This class opened the door to experimenting as a musician and learning how to marry coding and improvisation.'

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Rebecca Parish: American Studies

'My classes allowed me to look at the world around me in ways that I had never done before'

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Osita Achufusi: Environment & Sustainability

'I feel equipped to handle whatever uncertainties lie ahead'

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Alex Bohler: Archaeology

'My thesis explores the threats of climate change to New York's coastal archaeological sites'

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Elizaveta Zabelina: Robert S. Harrison College Scholar, Mathematics & Psychology

'Every single course was mind-bending and life-changing'

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Jeremiah Gorman: Biology & Society

'I've gained the ability to approach arguments from different perspectives'

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Andrea Zarazúa: Biology & Society and Spanish

'My learning is limitless'

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Salvatore Brancato: Biology & Society and Spanish

'My majors allowed me to see the deep interconnections between language, culture, science and societal structures'

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Ashley Koca: Robert S. Harrison College Scholar, Near Eastern Studies & History of Art

'I understand truly how interconnected the world and its people are'

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Sam Bueker: Government & Near Eastern Studies

'Courses outside of my major were among the most fascinating and valuable I took'

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Humanities

Parker Piccolo Hill: English & Italian

'I’ve realized that activism takes many forms'

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… and Salman Rushdie’s "The Satanic Verses." I analyze how change itself shifts throughout the authors’ respective … Italians, at the oldest university in the world — was life-changing. Not only did it improve my language skills, but it … to Italy soon. How have your beliefs or perspectives changed since you first arrived at Cornell? At Cornell, …