Ayesha Roscoe

Liam was a global health major and he'd interned at the United States Agency for International Development or USAID. So when he saw there was an internship with the State Department, he applied and he was chosen. But then came a federal hiring freeze.

Liam was a global health major and he'd interned at the United States Agency for International Development or USAID. So when he saw there was an internship with the State Department, he applied and he was chosen. But then came a federal hiring freeze.

Liam was a global health major and he'd interned at the United States Agency for International Development or USAID. So when he saw there was an internship with the State Department, he applied and he was chosen. But then came a federal hiring freeze.

A couple of weeks ago, he walked across the stage at his graduation. As the class of 2025 celebrate their achievements so far, many like Liam are grappling with the question of what next? And that's the way it is with graduations, right? No one knows what is to come. Graduation season, it's a celebration. It's a time of optimism.

A couple of weeks ago, he walked across the stage at his graduation. As the class of 2025 celebrate their achievements so far, many like Liam are grappling with the question of what next? And that's the way it is with graduations, right? No one knows what is to come. Graduation season, it's a celebration. It's a time of optimism.

A couple of weeks ago, he walked across the stage at his graduation. As the class of 2025 celebrate their achievements so far, many like Liam are grappling with the question of what next? And that's the way it is with graduations, right? No one knows what is to come. Graduation season, it's a celebration. It's a time of optimism.

And you know, it makes me feel nostalgic for my own college graduation from Howard University. You know, you're thinking like of all the people who've come before you, and you are now a part of this long line of alumni. And so it's almost like you're being baptized into this new part of your life. As a person, I was not ready to be on my own. I wasn't prepared or I didn't think I was prepared.

And you know, it makes me feel nostalgic for my own college graduation from Howard University. You know, you're thinking like of all the people who've come before you, and you are now a part of this long line of alumni. And so it's almost like you're being baptized into this new part of your life. As a person, I was not ready to be on my own. I wasn't prepared or I didn't think I was prepared.

And you know, it makes me feel nostalgic for my own college graduation from Howard University. You know, you're thinking like of all the people who've come before you, and you are now a part of this long line of alumni. And so it's almost like you're being baptized into this new part of your life. As a person, I was not ready to be on my own. I wasn't prepared or I didn't think I was prepared.

But what I had learned in college, the seeds that were planted in me in college, they would bloom. And the woman that you see before you today or that you hear today, her voice was developed on that college campus. Now, I'm going someplace with this. I've been thinking about that younger Aisha because I recently talked to some graduating seniors who are in that same place.

But what I had learned in college, the seeds that were planted in me in college, they would bloom. And the woman that you see before you today or that you hear today, her voice was developed on that college campus. Now, I'm going someplace with this. I've been thinking about that younger Aisha because I recently talked to some graduating seniors who are in that same place.

But what I had learned in college, the seeds that were planted in me in college, they would bloom. And the woman that you see before you today or that you hear today, her voice was developed on that college campus. Now, I'm going someplace with this. I've been thinking about that younger Aisha because I recently talked to some graduating seniors who are in that same place.

At the same time, a lot has changed in higher education in the last several months. It seems like every time you turn on the news, there's a headline about how universities are being affected by the decisions of the federal government.

At the same time, a lot has changed in higher education in the last several months. It seems like every time you turn on the news, there's a headline about how universities are being affected by the decisions of the federal government.

At the same time, a lot has changed in higher education in the last several months. It seems like every time you turn on the news, there's a headline about how universities are being affected by the decisions of the federal government.

I wanted to hear about their fears and hopes for the future, so I sat down with them.

I wanted to hear about their fears and hopes for the future, so I sat down with them.

I wanted to hear about their fears and hopes for the future, so I sat down with them.

Liam Powell, who we just heard, a recent graduate of Duke Kunshan University.

Liam Powell, who we just heard, a recent graduate of Duke Kunshan University.