They conquered gloom and Zoom: Class of ’24 college graduates look ahead to what’s next

GRADUATION SEASON HAS come to a close. Thousands of new graduates, with diplomas in hand, are entering the workforce this summer. For the class of 2024, their college experience has been a crash course in perseverance. 

Many of these students were the first to graduate high school during the COVID-19 pandemic. They took their first steps onto campus virtually, by logging into Zoom. Now, they’re stepping into an ever-changing labor market. Despite the uncertainty there is reason to be optimistic.