2026 Divisional Commencement Program

COMMENCEMENT

Celebration

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Lifting Leaders

Shifting Power | Transforming Society

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2015 COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS BY GENERAL COLIN L. POWELL Some of you may know by now what you want to do with your life, what your life’s work will be. But many of you may still be unsure, still looking. You may change your mind several times along the way. Wherever you go, whatever you do, wherever fate and destiny take you, you know you will go there well prepared by the superb education you received here at The City College of New York. As each of you looks forward to your future, make sure that you give a good measure of your time and your talent and your treasure to others, to those in need. The need to serve others in our society has never been greater. Money and position will or will not follow you, but always make sure that satisfaction is what you’re seeking.

Satisfaction, every day. You can go home at night saying I did my very best, I did my very best. Make sure you have a purpose in life that goes beyond just position and money. And that purpose has to be rooted in the willingness and the desire and the intent to help others, to serve others.

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2026 Annual Commencement Ceremony T H U R S D AY, M AY 2 8 , 2 0 2 6 I 1 0 : 3 0 A M PRESIDING

Marc Ostfield Richard J. Henley and Susan L. Davis Dean

MASTER OF CEREMONY

Abigail Feder-Kane

ACADEMIC PROCESSION

Platform party: Dean Marc Ostfield Keynote speaker — Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield PhD Candidates Powell School Valedictorian — Kathryn Gioiosa Salutatorians — Carolina Fernandez, Christian Velez, Sofia Lopez Chicas, Vanessa Lopez, Victoria Lu CCNY Valedictorian — Shabnam Pahrand Members of the Colin Powell School Faculty & Staff

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Kristina Brown

WELCOME REMARKS

Dean Marc Ostfield

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

Ambassador Thomas Greenfield

PRESENTATION OF PHD AND MASTER CANDIDATES Clinical Psychology Ph.D. M.A. in Economics M.A. in International Affairs M.A. General Psychology M.A. Mental Health Masters in Public Administration VALEDICTORIAN ADDRESS

Professor Diana Puñales Morejon Professor Prabal De Professor Jean Krasno Professor Vivien Tartter Professor Lesia Ruglass Professor Ofronama Biu Kathryn Gioiosa

PRESENTATION OF BAMA/ BA/BBA/BS CANDIDATES B.A.M.A. in Economics B.A.M.A. in Psychology B.A. in Anthropology B.A. in International Studies & Global Studies B.A in Latin American and Latino Studies B.A. in Sociology B.A. in Political Science B.A. in Economics B.A. in Management & Administration B.B.A in Finance B.B.A in Strategic Management B.S. in Psychology B.A. in Psychology

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Professor Prabal De Professor Sophie Barrett Professor Matthew Reilly Professor Omnia Khalil Professor Norma Fuentes Mayorga Professor John Krinsky Professor Matthew Nagler Professor Liora Schulman Professor Mateo Hoyos Professor Sophie Barrett

Dean Marc Ostfield

2026 Commencement Speaker

AMBASSADOR LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD

Linda Thomas-Greenfield served as United States Ambassador to the United Nations, as well as the U.S. Representative in the UN Security Council from 2021-2025. During her tenure as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Thomas-Greenfield was a member of President Biden’s Cabinet, and sat on the National Security Council. Prior to this, she headed the State Department’s transition team for the Biden Administration.

As a career diplomat, Thomas-Greenfield has had a wide range of assignments. From 2013 to 2017, she served as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, where she led U.S. policy development for sub-Saharan Africa. She previously served as Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources, overseeing the State Department’s workforce.

Her notable Foreign Service roles include Ambassador to Liberia (2008-2012) and postings in Switzerland, Pakistan, Kenya, The Gambia, Nigeria, and Jamaica. In Washington, she served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of African Affairs and as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.

After retiring in 2017, Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield led the Africa Practice at Albright Stonebridge Group and was a Distinguished Resident Fellow in African Studies at Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University and a master’s from the University of Wisconsin, where she also pursued doctoral studies. Her honors include a Presidential Rank Award, Secretary Distinguished Service Award, plus numerous other awards. She has honorary doctorates from the University of Wisconsin and the University of Liberia.

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MESSAGE FROM

The Co-Chairs and The Dean Dear Graduates, Families, and Friends, Welcome, and congratulations!

Today, with great pride, we celebrate the Colin Powell School Class of 2026. You are an extraordinary group, and seeing you gathered here is a reminder of everything this School stands for and everything we aspire to be.

You came to City College with questions about how the world works and how it can work better. You have debated difficult ideas in the classroom, engaged with communities beyond campus, and pushed yourselves to think more intentionally about your place in the world. That work is not always easy, but it is important.

The fields you are entering need people who understand complexity and are not afraid of it – people who recognize when change is needed and capable of making change happen.

We hope you leave with knowledge informed by perspective, the confidence to act when action is called for, the patience to listen to opposing viewpoints, and the humility to keep learning long after today. The Colin Powell School has always believed that education and civic life in a democracy are inseparable. You carry that belief with you now, into whatever comes next.

For many of you, that next chapter is already taking shape. For others, it remains wonderfully open. Either way, you are better prepared than you may realize. Your time here has also shaped us. This School grows through the people who pass through it, and this class has left its mark. We are proud to call you members of this community for life, and we mean it sincerely. Come back. Stay connected. Lean on this network, and give back to it when you can.

To the families and friends in this room: thank you. Your encouragement, sacrifice, and love made today possible, and we celebrate alongside you with full hearts.

And to the Class of 2026: congratulations! We are so proud of you, and we cannot wait to see what you do next and how you make a difference in the world.

With best wishes,

Ambassador Marc Ostfield (Ret.) Linda Powell Co-Chair, Colin Powell School Richard J. Henley and Susan L. Board of Visitors Davis Dean

Marco Antonio Achón Co-Chair, Colin Powell School Board of Visitors

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CLASS OF 2026 VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIANS

C L A S S O F 2 0 2 6 VA L E D I C TO R I A N K ATH RY N H UA N G G IO IO SA Kathryn Huang Gioiosa is honored to be the 2026 Valedictorian of the Colin Powell School. As a senior at the CUNY Macaulay Honors College at The City College of New York, she studies Political Science with minors in Community Change Studies, Women and Gender Studies, and Health Justice. Kathryn is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of TREEage, a local, youth-led, and grassroots climate advocacy organization with thousands of high school and CUNY student members.

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At the Colin Powell School, Kathryn has served as a Climate Policy Fellow and a Moynihan Center Public Service Fellow. Through these programs and additional support from the Colin Powell School, Kathryn has accomplished transformational public service internships across the country, including at Lambda Legal, the Center for Popular Democracy, and Harvard Law School’s Center for Labor and a Just Economy.

Kathryn is proud to be the 2025 New York Truman Scholar and a 2025 Udall Scholar, the first City College student to win both

awards. She was also named to the 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Impact list in recognition of her work at TREEage. Born and raised in Queens, Kathryn saw from a young age the two very different New Yorks that exist, and has dedicated her life to building a NYC where every person not only survives, but thrives. After graduation, she plans to continue working at TREEage before pursuing a Master’s program in City and Urban Planning to reimagine NYC’s infrastructure for generations to come.

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C L A S S O F 2 0 2 6 SA LU TATO R I A N S CH RIS TIA N V ELEZ Christian Velez is an honors student with a double major in Political Science and Science Learning & Public Engagement. A Bronx native who was raised by Colombian and Venezuelan parents, Christian credits his father’s love of the ocean and marine life as the reason behind his passion for the environmental sciences and conservation.

He plans to pursue a career in climate policy within the nonprofit sector, using his background in Science Learning and Public Engagement to educate and empower people to participate in local environmental efforts.

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CA RO LIN A F ERN A N D EZ Carolina Fernandez is a Business Administration in Finance major and Macaulay Honors College student. This May, Carolina will become the first member of her family to earn a college degree in the United States. The daughter of Dominican immigrants, she was first introduced to the world of finance through her mother, who worked as a cleaning lady at Bloomberg and Chase Bank. This summer, Carolina will start a full-time position at Jeffries, and she credits the Powell School’s Office of Student Success and the school’s recently-installed Bloomberg terminals as game-changers in her college trajectory.

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S O F IA LO P EZ CH ICA S Sofia Lopez Chicas is a double major in Political Science and Philosophy with a minor in legal studies. An immigrant from El Salvador, Sofia points to her family’s experience during El Salvador’s Civil War as an inflection point that fostered her curiosity to learn more about political systems and how they can impact people’s lives across generations.

During her time at the Powell School, Sofia sought to learn how to examine institutions, laws, and moral questions

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with care, mindful of how ideas shape the lives of real people. Through the school’s fellowships and Student Success services, she secured internships with the Legal Aid Society’s Immigration Law Clinic, and received the support she needed to successfully secure an admission into CUNY’s School of Law this upcoming fall.

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VA N ES SA LO P EZ Vanessa Lopez is a Psychology major, a Moynihan fellow, and a first-generation college student. Throughout her time at the Powell School, Vanessa has balanced her academic load with multiple fellowships and Student Success initiatives, such as the Student Success Guide program where she served as a Peer-Mentor to incoming freshmen. Her passion for mental health and public policy are exemplified through her role as an outreach coordinator for Bronx Mental Health Leaders (BXMHL), a student-led mental health pipeline program through Montefiore Einstein.

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V ICTO RIA LU Victoria Lu is a Macaulay Honors Student at CCNY, majoring in Sociology, Political Science, and International Studies with a minor in Human Rights at the Colin Powell School. Throughout her time at the Powell School, Victoria has also developed a strong background in labor organizing and activism, having served as the Chinese Member Organizer for the Street Vendor Project. Her academic excellence and robust resume earned her the Jean­nette K. Wat­son Fellowship in 2024.

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Graduating Fellows Sept.2025 to May 2026 ACCOUNTABILITY SUSTAINABILITY LAB FELLOWSHIP

Giles-Christ Aniambossou Yaseen Choudhury Fiha Farin ALIGNING IMPACT FELLOWSHIP

Rosalinda Adams Amadou Bah Sindy Hernandez Laisa Latif Valeria Ortiz Martinez Sohana Shwe Azza Youse BARBARA RICH AWARD FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

Fariha Haider Hailey Miranda

CLIMATE POLICY FELLOWS PROGRAM

Safiatou Bah Nicole Caringal Atiqa Chowdhury Junior Cruz Fatoumata Drammeh Fiha Farin Adrianyeli Feliz Kathryn Gioiosa Elizabeth Gomes Naila Hassan Rachel Ioffe Muktadir Khan Samantha Kohn Kyle Lam Laisa Latif Jeremie Laveau Alice Murphy Otilia Paul 12

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Karla (Sage) PereaHernandez Nigah Raja Raquel Romero Shamima Ruhi Miguel Samuel Shimla Saha Aisha Shazar William Smith Sumaya Tasnim Arihant Tiwari Tram Tran Christian Velez Julianne Villar Layla Xholi COLIN POWELL FELLOWSHIP IN LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE

Alexa Aviles Mekhi Brown Jack Cameron Tessa Cherian Mudjana Colin Danny Hernandez Ercilia Sofía Lopez Chicas Crystal Minchala Hubert Rivas Viviana Vasquez

COLIN POWELL GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE

Helen Hu Theodora Lowrey Tasmin Neha Sunita Ochoa Nandita Sharma Rhyan Toledo Paula Zanotti Cavazzoni

COLIN POWELL SCHOOL— BLOOM ENERGY FELLOWS

Muhammad Ahmed Silvia Ahmed Tanjina Begum Afsin Hossain Rachel Ioffe Arihant Tiwari Laith Toom Asim Uddin Brandon Vasquez Jesus Villegas Cindy Zheng

DOW JONES FELLOWSHIP

Fatima Esquivel Salazar

HONORS PROGRAM IN LEGAL STUDIES

Laura Anderson Syeda Ahmed Kayla Bellin Tiffany Caldwell-Bates Ava Droznik Adrianyeli Feliz Jaden Hodges Alison Holst Sameha Jamal Kieran Jara Alas Mariya Kooran Ercilia Sofia Lopez Chicas Brenda Ojeda Hubert Rivas Juan Andres Rubio Aguja Christian Velez INNER CIRCLE JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP

Abe Barrera DeJuan Davis Samantha Demander Fatima Esquivel Salazar

Muhammad Aziz Irfan Mikhael Torres INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP

Yasmin Abdelgadir Layal Balaghi Twyla Joseph Mohammad Khan Shabnam Pahrand Nancy Palomino Tarannum Rahman Shamima Ruhi Raky Sy

MIXNER LGBTQ+ EQUAL RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP

Fae Guzman-Sarante Danny Hernandez Alison Holst Mohammad Islam Anastazja Kasperkowiak Zuha Khan Vanessa Lopez Victoria Lu Rafia Mazumder Senthian Mugisha Rayan Rafi Alin Suarez Perez Julianne Villar RACIAL JUSTICE FELLOWS PROGRAM

Fabianna Fuentes Mosqueda Crystal (Effie) Lopez Amber McCandless Catalina Ospina Heaven Peoples Tyler Tanveer Moody’s Fellowship Faithia O. Alayode Amadou Bah Amira Fredericks Lamisa Islam Christie Lochan Ajay Sathu Mymona Tasnim

Yasmin Abdelgadir Anniel Buckley Tiffany Caldwell-Bates Queen Carrasco Samantha Floyd-Tucker Shaontoni Jumki Halder Saniya Joseph Deborah Laguerre Blessed-Gift Louzolo Mbouilou Micaela Lue Wanda Luis Sydne McCaine Leila Peña-Giancoli Heaven Peoples Sakura Smith

MOYNIHAN PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWSHIP

RESEARCH MENTEES FELLOWSHIP

Calum Ajax Aysha Akter Kayla Bellin Daniel Berlinsky Sofia Bouzid Samantha Demander Ava Droznik Alexa Francois Kathyrn Gioiosa

Kazi Begum Cameryn Crise Carolina Fernandez Naomi Heras Picon Jillian Jacobelli Muhammad Sarim Karim Zuha Khan Carlos Llumitasi Christie Lochan

Victoria Lu Tasnuva Mou Megan Pinzel Yassir Rahman Anna Scholcz Farah Topia Jesus Villegas SANTANDER FINANCE FELLOWSHIP

Hafsa Andleeb Tanjina Begum John Joseph Cuzzolino Carolina Fernandez Andrea Grullon Flamur Kukaj Heily Llanos Seamus Cathal Nagle Daniel Ogogo Alicia Kareshma Lee Persad Farah Topia Abdoul Aziz Tandia Jesus Villegas SEMESTER IN DC PROGRAM

MD Abir Eliana Basher Sofia Bouzid Anniel Buckley Samantha Demander Chelsea Gomez Rifah Hussain Romulo Jimenez Zuha Khan Kevin Matinyi Lillian TullerUss URVASHI VAID AWARD FOR LGBTQ+ ADVOCACY

Pedro Villa

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Awards and Prizes 2026 A N T H RO P O LO GY I N T E R D I S C I P L I N A RY P RO G R A M S Ward Medal Joan Kelly Essay Award Michelle Sosa St. Clair Drake Award Crystal Minchala The Latin American and Latino Studies Achievement Award Elijah Cordero Cedric Robinson Award Victoria Lu Ward Medal in Anthropology Alison Holst Ward Medal in International and Global Studies Lucas Larsen Zuha Khan ECO N O M I C S A N D B U S I N E S S Joseph Berechman Award Ava Droznik Mark & Estelle Clements Scholarship Fund Serenity Sheppard Kastin, Lawrence C. Scholars John Jara Noel J. McDonald Scholarship Ajay Sathu Betty & Walter Popper Scholarship Wayez Chowdhury Javier Pujols De Los Santos 14

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I N T E R N AT I O N A L A F FA I R S Award for Best Thesis Prince Munya Alumni Prize for Student with Best Potential to be a Good Representative of the Program Cherisse Bovell Award to the Dual-Degree students finishing the MIA Program and CUNY Law School Imani St. Hilaire Ryan Walsh Special Award for Outstanding Thesis Research Nathan Kamadjeu Award for Most Original Thesis Design Mohammad Sarim Karim Highest Grade Point Average Carolina Borges Morais Overall Best MA Student Rosleny Ubinas POLITICAL SCIENCE American Politics Award Kathryn Gioiosa Comparative Politics Award Mariya Kooran Human Rights Award Victoria Lu International Relations Politics Award Leila McBride

*Only awards given to graduates or candidates for graduation are listed.

Legal Studies Award Ercilia Sofia Lopez Chicas Hubert Rivas Rivera The Political Science Award Kayla Bellin Alison Holst The Public Policy Award Alexa Aviles P SYC H O LO GY The Bernard R. Ackerman Award Madison Zaldivar The Joseph E. Barmack Awards Caitlin Bedard (Master’s) Mariama Diallo (Undergraduate) Griffin Thayer (Doctoral)

P U B L I C A D M I N I S T R AT I O N Public Service Partners Fellowship Krystal Morel Khadija Maqsood S O C I O LO GY Sociology Certificate of Academic Excellence Marcela Barros Mayliss Berron Julie Collado Ash Joseph-Yralus Hannah Min Katie Serrano Ward Medal of Excellence Safiatou Bah

The Kenneth and Mamie Clark Award Lushmere Menard The William Crain Award Yasmin Abdelgadir The Francis P. Hardesty Award Maya Guerrero The William King Award Anooshka Banerjee The Gardner Murphy Award Noely Almonte Ynfante Ward Medal Sufia Islam

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Honors College honors for baccalaureate degrees are conferred on graduating seniors who meet standards approved by the academic senate. Based on A=4.0, the grade point average required for honors are; 3.8 for summa cum laude, 3.5 for magna cum laude, and 3.2 for cum laude.

Graduation honors are computed on the basis of all college level work taken by the students, including work taken at institutions other than City College.

Determination of these honors is final when all work is complete.

Summa Cum Laude SEPT 2025

Cannon Heather Gardner Kyle Hadzijic Suada Islam Naiar Mejia Camila JAN/FEB 2026

Benitez Brandon Berkowitz Sam Bouzid Sofia Bradford Liubov Christopher Joshua Diaz Melissa Elliott Alyssa Farfan Mathew Haider Fariha Heaven Keira Jaramillo Pazmino Belen Kasperkowiak Anastazja Koleci Misha Noboa Y Rivera Rafael Osorio Isabel Polanco Camila Preldakaj Rovila Sinamati Eva Vargas Britny Watson Tiera 16

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Zegarelli Nadia JUNE 2026 Alshugaa Sarah Andersen Laura Balaghi Layal Belardinelli Veronica Bellin Kayla Bishai Mariam Borrell Diana Bradley Collin Demander Samantha Diallo Ijatou Faiyaj Asef Farin Fiha Fernandez Carolina Fuentes Cindy Garcia Karima Ghaly Jusab Gioiosa Kathryn Gurung Jaya Holst Alison Horne Christina Islam Sufia Juarez Linda Khan Zuha Khedr Elkelany Maya Kooran Mariya Larsen Lucas

Lopez Vanessa Lopez Crystal Lopez Chicas Ercilia Loredo Fabiola Love Alena Lu Victoria Mazumder Rafia Mccaine Sydne Mccandless Amber Medina Cindy Minchala Crystal Nagiyev Alexander Patino Emely Perez Ashley Ramos Scarlett Ricot Arianna Rocha Matthew Ruiz Luis Savington Stanley Shenouda Christina Smith Sakura Tarrab Nitsan Taveras Matthew Tsekas Evdokiya Velez Christian Wafer Justine Wallace Tawanda Weiss Alexandra Yousef Azza

Magna Cum Laude SEPT 2025 Alifonso Alanna Almestica Briana Aslam Eman Ballouard Alexandra Berisha Vitesa Budzinski Kevin Fleming Shamal Flores Betances Edinson Harcsztark Eli Hernandez Melanie Jimenez Gabriela Liu Michelle Lovett Paris Marte Juana Medina Cesar Nunez Abreu Josias Patwary Hasib Sanni Shafau Sterling Nehemiah Wright Natural JAN/FEB 2026 Allotta Kaijiera Almonte Daren Bhandari Amisha Caba Kayleen Choudhury Runa Chu Steven Deen Moneca Dianauth Guveenda Dominguez Adriana Dominguez Keily Entzminger-Hinton Kaleihah Guliamova Malika Guzman-Mejia Ashliy Hossain Safia Jaura Musaffa

Kabir Mohammed Kelly Jayna Kong Jessica Lindo Kadiann Martinez Erick Mera Angie Mercado Briana Muhammed Rahamat Ndoye Abdou Oladipo Deenika Ortiz Garcia Melanie Paul Otilia Rabbani Aisha Rashid Laiba Rodriguez Melanie Rojas Lisbeth Safa Sabina Santos-Kratzenberg Madison Serrette Trinity Silva Santamaria Daniela Souleymane Toure Aissatou Sy Raky Tanveer Attiya Treanor Saoirse Vasquez Viviana Villegas Jesus Vivar Santos Yaileen Wattimena Donna JUNE 2026 Aamer Maheen Acheampong Kwaku Ahr Shannon Ajax Calum Alameda-Cuatlayotl Stephany Alves Joseph Andrickson Lorraine Aviles Alexa

Barros Marcela Batista Aliyah Begum Tanjina Bohnan Basant Bravo Mia Reese Broomes Nathaniel Carrasco Collado Johnfree Cheema Muhammad Chowdhury Sanjana Coyotl Jimenez Ashley Cruz Adiel Dahab Noureldin De La Cruz Danneyris De Los Santos Karina De Los Santos Sarah Diaz Jaylynn Dwamena Mitchere Elhindi Laila Enferri Mateo Flores Jamie Ford Gabriela Galante Kimberly Garcia Jessica Geronimo Kayla Ghorab Rola Gomez Loida Gomez Chelsea Gonzalez Leslie Guillermo Denise Guzman Jameizie Haque Washifa Hernandez Daisy Howell Andrew Hussain Rifah Jordan-Rivera Dana Joseph-Yralus Ash Jung Eliam Khalis Ayat

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* The following is a list of candidates for graduation and not an official list of graduates.

This program does not include names of graduates who filed for graduation late.

Khan Tasnim Koranteng Angela Lee Gavin Li Gavin Li Jia Yi Linares Alexa Lojano Michael Marmolejos Nicole Mckenzie Benjamin Mcmurray Uma Megally Tomas Min Hannah Morales Cynthia Mugisha Senthian Muntasir Iftekhar

Murphy Alice Murshed Muskan Nunez Jose Ortiz Mariam Patel Mahi Vishnubhai Perez Yunisse Persaud Anjana Rahman Tarannum Ramos Peruch Elisa Reynoso Christopher Rivas Rivera Hubert Rivera Vivas Josue Romero Raquel Rose Rafia Serrano Katie

Shahid Mamoona Shoyinka Tamilore Shumaya Najifa Simms Nyla Suero Rosanna Tasnim Mymona Tatara Jack Tulleruss Lillian Uddin Asim Vasquez Liliana Volchinskaia Angelina Wang Eric Wu Jeremiah Zabala Yamileth

SEPT 2025

JAN/FEB 2026

Ahmad Parisa Bah Bayame Castillo Soto Gerilynn Doodnauth Kevin Faiq Salma Ahmad Wesley Bah Marcos Castillo Soto Alban Doodnauth Aminata Faiq Rachell Ahmad Juan Bah Denise Castillo Soto Katherine Doodnauth Lizbeth Faiq Tasfia Ahmad Udeme Bah Brandon Castillo Soto Valentina Doodnauth Serena

Alsaint Melissa Aniambossou Giles-Christ Arauco Joselyn Asitimbay Julianna Baldera Marcilenny Barrera Daisy Barrera Florentino Taisha Begum Mosammat Bello Daniel Bonano Anthony Campos Luz Chernak Chanel Cintron Milagros Enriquez Helen Fosu Eric Fuertes Angela Galicia-Morales Jennifer Harris Skyy Hilario Gonzalez Ashli

Ibarra Gomez Cindy Ibe Allexis Ilias Arin Jaquez Mateo Shamel Jimenez Diana Juarez Gershwin Kaku Nana Kayed Mawadda Lamhaouhi Priscilla Lopez Dembitskyi Julliday Marte Liliana Mohabir Chelsea Mohammed Hussian Montenegro Jasmine Moss Koll Munir Malaika Naraine Christopher Ormeno Odalys Pena Angela Perez Rodriguez Esther

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Pinales Sander Quezada Abigail Reynoso Wilkins Romero Benjamin Rosales William Salehin Md Takrim Sanchez Salazar Isabel Shalamberidze Ashley Sneha Kazi Solano Sangely Soria Robert Tan Jian Hao Torres Ashley Trotz Tia Velez Nicole Wilson Dejanae Zheng Calvin JUNE 2026 Ahmed Istian Ahmed Syeda Akhand Nafis Ali Ahrefa Almonte Marlyn Alonzo Daniel Anan Sammir Andleeb Hafsa Anthony Brianne Aracena Daniela Bah Amadou Basher Eliana Beltran Alexandra Boateng Amara Caldwell-Bates Tiffany Cao Jason Castillo Allan Ceron Galicia Ali Chang Jacob Chen Yingxin Choo Kang Sueyin Choudhury Yaseen Chowdhury Azharul

Chowdhury Pritha Collado Julie Colmenares Elise Cornelio Rayner Cornelius Jahiem Cuzzolino John De La Rosa Kiara Dharmasena Harin Diallo Mariama Diaz Jesus Fall Ndeye Oumy Feliz Adrianyeli Floyd-Tucker Samantha Garcia Anabel George Andrea Gomes Maryann Gonzaga Eric Grullon Ana Hasan Mahmudul Hassan Muminul Hatcher Aja Hernandez Danny Hernandez Noelia Hernandez Nunez Wilber Hossain Ilma Hossain Afra Hussey Henessey Huynh Fiona Igbinoba Enore Ionescu Andrei Islam Shajibul Islam Lamisa Jones Justin Kane Hawa Kapica Andeta Khan Saudia Khan Mohammad Lam Kyle Latif Laisa Lau Irene Lazarov Danice

Li Frances Liang Zheng Filly Huan Lindo Gabryelle Liu Ada Louis Arnelie Lugo Lizeth Mansary Mariama Martinez Ashmel Mei Huiling Mendez Catherine Mercado Honoret Yesly Michieli Leonardo Mondesir Aaron Montalvo Marisa Montano Garcia Krystal Montiel Karen Moreno Cristian Nagle Seamus Nishio Keiji Norkhujaeva Sabina Ortiz Martinez Valeria Osorio Luisa Pascual Jasiel Paulino Gutierrez Pamela Pena Gabriela Perez Velazquez Joselyn Piper Tiffany Rafi Rayan Rahman Sheikh Rahman Yassir Ramlogan Gabriel Ramos Jason Ricardo Leszabet Richi Zakia Rivas Nazaret Rodriguez Alexander Rozon Alexander Sathu Ajay Shakoor Zainab Sheppard Serenity Smith Brian

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Song Xinyan Soumare Abdoulaye Srongloop Andrew Suarez Perez Alin Sukhan Danielle Tandia Abdoul Tavarez Rolando Thacina Mark Tisha Tanzina Topia Farah Torres Ana Tunkara Mahamadou Urena Sydney Urgiles Carol Velez Michelle Villegas Damaris Waterman Joshua Wong Chelsea Wu Wei Cheng Yeasmin Sabrina Zalk Jesse Zeya Thant

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Graduating Class of 2026 I UNDERGRADUATE ANTHROPOLOGY B.A. Adon Marisabel Bajaha Bashiru Chehri Karima Currence Arabia Medina Isaah Moran Henry Oquendo Edwin Saha Nir INTERNATIONAL STUDIES B.A. Abdoh Ashil Diallo Aissatou Grasaechol Taksaporn Khan Sawaira Mbacke Abdou Nantoume Fatoumata Palomino Nancy Skidmore Elizabethcybele Touray Magundo ECONOMICS B.A. Agramonte Lee Ahmed Saad Ahmed Nowshad Alvarez Brandon Amatitla Vanessa Arias Vargas Sage Asghar Mahum Ashitey Delove Barrera Abe Bobe Daniel Caceres Wandys Chai Darien

Chen Wenxin Choudhury Mashud Chowdhury Wayez Crawford Tiffany Dey Khunaljit Diakite Cheik Diaz Hernandez Caleb Durgaj Alban Dwumfour Paa Elshabrawi Nigmaldeen Faulding Ashley Francis Omar Francisco Alexander Frias Enmanuel Ghazaryan Leonardo Gil Sosa Giovanni Gonzalez Jarlene Guaman Kenneth Guerrero Javier Guo Steven Hall Britanya Haque Rafidul Harish Hitha Haydar Daniel Herrera Luis Humyoura Alif Islam Mohammed Karim Aousaf Katzer Karl Kelmendi Drilon Komina Esat Kukaj Arlind Kukaj Flakron Lenart Alexander Limage-Puebla Jean-Luc Llanos Heily

Lopez Jonathan Lochan Christie Lozano Eric Malik Aman Martinez Angel Melius Kerneil Morsy Ahmed Mujaxhi Kevin Mumin Abdul Neves Kiuza Oladosu John Osorio Reina Owolabi Idris Pasang Tsering Pena Elmer Pinos Erik Ramirez Cristian Ramundo Michael Reyes Rosario Heryenid Reyes Vivar Yaira Reynoso Christian Rivera Alissa Rodriguez Matthew Roxborough Justin Ruiz Esquivel Smith Saldana Jeremy Samira Lianor Santillan Angie Singh Dante Tecaxco Flores Raymond Uddin Asif Wei Tony Zaman Ahona FINANCE B.B.A. Tionsa Judicael

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* The following is a list of candidates for graduation and not an official list of graduates.

This program does not include names of graduates who filed for graduation late.

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT B.B.A. Fredericks Amira MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION B.A. Abdelrhman Galaleldin Abreu Alyanak Balaban Yuri Aguilera Brittany Ahmed Mahdi Almonte Andres Ametchi Epse Lakoun Kouassi Begum Munee Boladuro Imisioluwa Burgos Renee Burnett Annyah Cadavid Katia Cargill Dejane Del Rosario Jessamine Douglas Shanice Fabian Ciprian Orfelina French Maya Garcia Carlos Gimolieca Juliana Grullon Andrea Hussain Musawar Jangana Halima Jarama Aly Jobateh Istou Kalden Yeshi Kebe Fatou Khan Masrur Khan Tanjide Khanal Grishma Konarski Adam

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Lewis Alliza Lin Allen Lo Sokhna Ma Kevin Marte Vanessa Mim Tanjiya Moran Cesar Negrete Ramos Edwin Nivicela Brian Pacolli Mirlinda Pahwa Nainpreet Pineandi Aasif Rahman Sumaiya Reynoso Nelson Richardson Koreen Sabala Giancarlos Sanchez Joel Sardar Ayan Seeraj Yuvan Shahnaz Sabiha Smith Harding Daliso Subedi Niky Tan Tiffany Tejada Osvaldo Villanueva Sylvana Winchester Desean Zhao Jia Xin PSYCHOLOGY B.S. Abdelaziz Layla Abdul Jalil Nasiratu Alonso Julio Barrie Ijatu Betances Ramon Carrasco Camille Chokar Sajan

Corea Stephanie Cortes Reyes Karla Diaz Jose Elaaidy Habiba Espinal Braulio Flores Nathalie Garcia Yesenia Gonzalez Gissell Hamdan Jasmin Hassan Ziad Joseph Ludmilla Kanuteh Aminata Khan Noushin Kharma Fatema King Kennedy Lama Khusbu Lawal Abdul-Gaffaru Li Ricky Loquinario Weynne Makhanya Nandie Maqsood Fatima Martinez Yuril Mohamed Chaima N Diaye Anta Nedrick Ashanti Onukaogu Chisom Parvin Forida Reyes-Lucero Hortencia Rivera Lucas Rodriguez Jerelyn Rosa Aishaly Sakande Sally Salih Khawla Sardar Amira Sawaneh Kadijatou Sillah Mariama Sinin Sabikun

Sultana Arifa Tabassum Rahenuma Theodule Wilson Uloko Sandra Zafar Shoaib Zahoor Hajra PSYCHOLOGY B.A. Abovian Kristina Abramova Jaclyn Abreu Alexander Ahmed Amerah Alvarado Sulenia Alvarado-Mccalla Adaly Amalena Ashford Zia Babul Ibrahim Baez Miguel Barrett Kymani Berhane Hiwot Blair Oniqua Blake Danae Blanco Alexdenis Braan Tatiana Brown Aaliyah Bueno Tiffany Burton Serena Cadena Kaitlyn Caiza Leslie Carrasco Melanie Carter Korea Casseus Terry Cervantes Alexia Chillogalli Aricel Chukwu Victor Clayton Theresa Coello Danna Cooper Davia Coss Pamela Cota Maria Cruz Hector

Cruz Triana Melanie Cubillos Alejandra Daniel Kenija De Jesus Johanna De La Cruz Keisy Delgado Sierra Deza Gianella Dhimes Kaithline Diallo Houssainatou Diallo Mamdatou Dieffenthaller Reeanna Dobson Elijah Drame Aichatou Dunn Josiah Dyer Sinead Estevez Jessica Fabre Justin Ferdousi Nishat Fernandez Ariana Fields Makai Figueroa Guadalupe Figueroa Nayzeth Flores Brian Francis Amber Franjul Anaisbely Friedland Janet Garay Lorenzo Garcia Gianna Garcia Jasmin Garcia Almonte Steven Gia George Gil Cuautle Rebeca Gomez Valentina Gomez Yuliris Gonzalez Jessica Grant Chantae Gutierrez Gabriel Gutierrez Dionys Hajazehaf Wissal Halder Shaontoni Hamilton Karina Henriquez Kevin

Hernandez Stiven Hernandez Monserrat Herrera Gloria Herreros Cruz Fatima Hossain Md Hossain Firous Hossain Adnan Huang Elaine Ibarra Krystal Iftikhar Fatima Isaac Donnisha Jasarat Laiba Johnson Latavia Kariuki Haase Susan Kashif Rabia Kassogue Aminata Khan Sornale King Rhein Briana Kone Fatouma Konurov Sultan Lebron Jisela Leonardo Dayelin Lhamo Sonam Lima Galvez Joseline Lopez Sebastian Lora Randy Louis Marc-Albert Lugo Ambar Luis Wanda Luna Isi Lusanta Francis Mahi Tasfia Maldonado Vanessa Marpali Edith Martinez Jessica Martinez Esthefania Martinez Victoria Matias Bella Mendez Sanchez Giselle Morocho Jessica Moronta Grismeldy Mosso Pareja Evelyn

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Nascimento Sol Newby Danielle Nguempio Kimya Nunez Yajaira Nunez Natalya Nunez Hilary O’neill Rapalo Kayla Orjita Fatematuj Oubida Fabiola Palmer Jaliyah Parthenis Markella Patasse Essohomewe Patel Vidhi Pena Kiana Pena Giancoli Leila Perez Albalynn Perez Daisy Pierre Karishmar Polanco Estrella Qanoongo Zeenat Quishpe Jordan Reda Anthony Rivera Justine Rivera Marilyn Robinson Engie Rodriguez Katherine Rodriguez Michelle Rodriguez Alexandra Romoleroux Ray Saavedra Ramos Wendy Salcedo Yarielis Sandres Amy Santos Britney Sarco Ryan Setari Tabitha Shagar Osman Shaha Prahllad Sinchi Katherine Singletary Diamonique Soler Crystal Soto Kimberly Staine Pyne Jamilla 24

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Strauss Simon-Arthur Sumba Collaguazo Jefferson Tabassum Anika Tejeda Tianna Tineo Ariel Torres Melissa Vargas Kylie Vega Kaylamarie Vega Rendon Leslie Velasquez Rubio Johan Vidal Ventura Angie Wahid Abida Williams Makayla Wiszowata Natalia Yarmukhamedova Amirabonu POLITICAL SCIENCE B.A. Adler Eric Angela Sajia Anwar Tahsina Arriola Grace Bardoo Jody Brown Mekhi De La Cruz Juan Douglas Brian Enobiomano Sean Ferahoglu Baran Islam Mohammed Jara Alas Kieran Jawando Haqieqat Jeremy Laila Jones Sy’niya Lee Adam Louis Imani Mack Myasia Navarro Brian Quiles Janelle Rocha Jaden Roman Velez Miguel Ruiz Adriana Staggers Chanel Sturman Alice

SOCIOLOGY B.A. Suleymanova Ozu Lopez Adrian Lojano Jason Joseph Anisa Ramos Gabriela Diallo Fatoumata Kukaj Agron Ruiz Trujeque Mireya Ahmed Tawhid Berron Maylis Vasquez Oscar Alston-Coleman Olive De Jesus Christian Jubran Jubran

Graduating Class of 2026 I PHD AND GRADUATE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY PH.D. Bloom Hannah Bogetti Curtis Doherty Alanna Donahue Sean Eidman Hannah Ende Rachel Farmer Elliana Feldman Helen Hadar Oded Halper Shaun Schulder Talia Sharma Nandita Toledo Rhyan Tow Molly Vieira Rodrigues Da Costa Rebeca ECONOMICS B.A/M.A. Begum Arifa Droznik Ava Harricharran Marvin Jimenez Romulo Kukaj Flamur Mullokand Karolina Persad Alicia PSYCHOLOGY B.A/M.A. Abdelgadir Yasmin Abutidze Ekaterine Ahmed Daud Almonte Ynfante Noely Alwagih Amirah Ambrosio Gibson

Amer Ahmed Barahona Jamie Bautista Michelle Britt Destiny Carmona Angelica Castillo Tejeda Heaven Cedillo Carole Cespedes Nolasco Lorelyn Chama Jaritzel Chasanov Michael Constein Jaimee Diallo Mariama Durante Allegra Elghamry Mohamed Estevez Rosairi Fuentes Jessica Gonsalez Sabrina Griffith Kayla Guerrero Maya Gunness Timothy Guzman Jennifer Hashish Walaa Herrera Caroline Igbineweka Eki Jahan Nusrat Jarvis Bautista Melany Lacroix Christian Lazaro Areli Mazza Milward De Andrade Ivana Mcgill Nadia Mejia Miguel Menard Lushmere Mutanhu Michelle Nzina Nahila Peoples Heaven Peralta Iliana

Petko Athena Ramsaran Shivani Reyes Steven Robinson Jade Rodriguez Miguel Rodriguez Jasmine Rodriguez Melody Roopnarine Amisha Singh Helenia Taubenfeld Zachary Taveras Francisco Verneuil Quame Vinansaca Chiqui Darwin Vivar Ricardo Yafai Hind Zaldivar Madison ECONOMICS M.A. Al Iman Abdullah Alcaide Leonardo Kenawy Marwan Reyes Soto Nancy Sinanan Kerra Vargas Carvajal Maria Camila Yanik Ege INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS M.I.A. Bovell Cherisse Braslavsky Daniel Embroz Anthony Herson Michael Kamadjeu Nathan Karim Muhammad Sarim Morais Carolina

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This program does not include names of graduates who filed for graduation late.

Munya Prince Oblokulov Jonibek Reyes Johanny Rybka William Tanjo Saki Toure Fatoumata Ubinas Rosleny LAW & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS M.I.A. Castillo Leslie PSYCHOLOGY M.A. Akotia Bianca Bashiru Mariam Bedard Caitlin Begum Masuma Brizuela Emily Cedano Rafael Charles Jasmine Delgado Roxanna Dong Hanfei Douglas Kennedy Drozdova Angela Guven Selin Harmon-Dossey Stevie Heilweil Ashley Ji Mengjia Li Jiajie Loswijk Chamiqua Miah Tahmina Neha Tasmin Peters Jessica Rai Saloni Reddy Meghana Ridore Natacha

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Rodriguez Ornazia Romero Omar Sivin Kachala Nadiya Thompson Laini Tun Su Yati Yeboah Donovan MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING M.A. Ali Md Shajahan Almonte Joany Banerjee Anooshka Barton Yaqub Chasva Kemila Coleman Angela Dickey Meredith Elcock Micheal Figueroa Chiani Foulkes Erica Friedrich Valentina Gallop Khalil Gaston Tyler Hallab Yasmine Hoque Tasneem Jacobelli Jillian Joseph Jayme Khurana Pooja Lajara Isabella Leydon Collin Mallery Anna Miller-Suchet Jess Mongelli Francesca Moreno Tiffany Niola Helen Papagianakis Anna Pinzel Megan

Ramirez Kristyne Ramos Kayla Rodriguez Luis Santana Pierce Scholcz Anna Steadman Paige Thelis Stanley Velasquez Jhoany Wenzel Beatriz Widman Ilia Willson Caitlyn Yeung Angeles PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT M.P.A. Adams Arianna Akinsanya Oluwafemi Angeles Ambar Ashik Mahin Beans Daphne Fernandez Michelle Galindo Mateo Gjyla Gabriel Maqsood Khadija Morel Krystal Moreno Jennifer Pittman Jacqueline Ramirez Juan Rose Chelsea Wright Carliese Wu Yi Zormelo Dziedzom Mawumenyo

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