I'm always proud of the graduating class
linguistics majors. I'm especially proud
of this year's class. Not only have you
achieved academic success through long
years of work, you've faced an
unprecedented disruption to your last
semester. I've been so impressed by the
determination of linguistics students to
continue learning through this difficult
time. I'm also so impressed by your
courage in facing what is really an
uncertain future. I am confident that the
wide-ranging skills in analysis,
linguistic and otherwise, and your
understanding of human cognitive
universals and of diversity will allow
you to play an important role in
reimagining and rebuilding our society
for a better future. Congratulations!
