class picture of the Class of 2023, taken back in 2019
The class picture of the Class of 2023, taken back in 2019

Student Profiles: The Class of 2023

The Class of 2023 arrived on campus in 2019 and a semester later was sent into a different kind of academic experience as the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the university into remote learning.

Four years later, the undergraduates and graduate and professional students who will graduate from Duke on May 14 have defined themselves not by their pandemic experience, but by their accomplishments in the face of that experience.

Below we present a collection of stories from across the university that showcases the impressive achievements of the students in research, learning at service, here at Duke and across the country and the world.

David Lee

May 9, 2023

Read on Asian American & Diaspora Studies

Rusty Cotterman with the Army Third Special Forces

May 5, 2023

Read on Sanford School of Public Pollicy

Gabrielle Butler

May 9, 2023

Read on Department of Gender, Feminist & Sexuality Studies

Ritika Saligram standing in Chapel Drive

May 5, 2023

Read on Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Michelle Liang

May 5, 2023

Read on Department of Cultural Anthropology

dancer Brooks Emanuel

May 4, 2023

Read on Duke Arts

Haley Cionfolo

May 10, 2023

Read on Duke Global Health Institute

Jenny Huang at a poster presentation of her research

May 4, 2023

Read on Duke Research Blog

Danica Schwartz

May 4, 2023

Read on Department of Gender, Feminist & Sexuality Studies

Sarai Chaidez and Lana Gesinsky

May 10, 2023

Read on Kenan Institute for Ethics

Judith Mwobobia

May 10, 2023

Read on Duke Global Health Institute

Preetha Ramachandran

May 9, 2023

Read on Department of Cultural Anthropology

Elizabeth Wise

May 9, 2023

Read on Markets and Management Studies

Sanford masters degree candidates

May 5, 2023

Read on Sanford School of Public Pollicy

Tia Smith

May 4, 2023

Read on Duke Theater Studies

Alec Morlote

May 4, 2023

Read on Duke Research Blog

Thuan Tran '23. (John West/Trinity Communications)

May 1, 2023

Read on Department of Romance Studies

graduate and professional students from Bass Connections

May 4, 2023

Read on Bass Connections

23 duke seniors involved in Bass Connections

May 4, 2023

Read on Bass Connections

Curtis Bram

May 9, 2023

Read on Department of Political Science

Raghav Rasel

May 9, 2023

Read on Department of Economics

tennis player Garrett Johns

April 28, 2023

Read on GoDuke.com

Student composer Nathaniel Maxwell

April 26, 2023

Read on Department of Music