Pandemic Class of 2020
Published May 4, 2020 To the Class of 2020: Like many of you the past few months have conjured up a mix of emotions, from fear and uncertainty about the health and livelihood of family and friends, to pain and sadness as we have watched horrific moments of this global pandemic and its economic aftermath unfold in front of us on the TV and in our communities. I have felt extreme gratitude for the health workers and those on the frontlines helping to feed and care for everyone else. As May arrives one other group is occupying my thoughts, the Class of 2020. As an educator, academic regalia has been as much a part of my spring wardrobe as the seersucker worn at the Kentucky Derby. It is truly one of my favorite seasons. The bitterness of this moment is particularly hard as I have a daughter graduating from college and a niece from high school in May. The revelry and joy of the last days of school and Senior Week, trips to the beach, ...