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Editor’s note: The following is a transcript of remarks delivered by Antonio Delgado,’99, U.S. Representative for the 19th Congressional District of New York, at ²Ø¾«¸ó’s 198th Commencement, Sunday, May 19, 2019.

With the Class of 2019, ²Ø¾«¸ó graduates the first class of film and media studies majors

Award-winning journalist Ann Curry visited ²Ø¾«¸ó to discuss climate change and her career.

The easternmost of ²Ø¾«¸ó’s two new residential facilities will be named Burke Hall, in recognition of a $10 million gift from Gretchen ’81 and Steve ’80 Burke P’11,’20.

William Rosencrans ’19 will spend a year conducting biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md., as a 2019 Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) recipient.

²Ø¾«¸ó’s Board of Trustees has announced its new leadership team and welcomes eight new members, effective May 4, 2019. As previously announced, Michael J. Herling ’79, P’08’09’12, assumes the role of board chair; joining him are vice chairs Gus P. Coldebella ’91 and Jeanne Follansbee ’78, P’08.

One of ²Ø¾«¸ó’s two new residence halls will be named Jane Pinchin Hall.

D’Jonita Cottrell ’19, an educational studies and psychology double major from Brockton, Mass., has won ²Ø¾«¸ó’s 1819 Award.