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Her name is Atiya Walcott ’16, and she's incredibly fashionable. Before becoming a successful full-time content creator, Atiya worked hard and played hard while studying film at Wesleyan. Her career illustrates a valuable lesson: don’t be afraid to switch things up.
05/30/2026
"Wesleyan is inefficient. Because inefficiency is good, actually." Senator Chris Murphy Hon. ’26 used his Commencement address to not only encourage students to take the slow road, but to design it.
Watch his full address: https://bit.ly/4ebXfYA
05/29/2026
Shakur Collins '26 became the first student to graduate from the Center for Prison Education's (CPE) new Bachelor of Liberal Studies Completion Scholars program at the 194th Commencement Ceremony. “Shakur’s graduation as Wesleyan’s inaugural CPE BLS Degree Completion Scholar is enormously meaningful for our program and our wider student and alumni community—not simply as an individual achievement, but as ‘proof of concept’ for a path we have long hoped could exist more fully for formerly incarcerated students seeking to continue their education after release,” said Tess Wheelwright, director of CPE.
Learn more about Collins and the Center for Prison Education program: https://www.wesleyan.edu/about/news/2026/05/center-for-prison-education-first-on-campus-graduate.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=connection-wescommunity-learn-more-ucomm-cpe-shakur-collins-grad-26
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