Fulbright College Celebrates Spring 2023 Graduates

This month, nearly 4,400 graduates became the University of Arkansas’ newest alumni during the 2023 Spring Commencement ceremonies – and about a fourth of them are from very our own Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.

“On behalf of our faculty, staff, and the entire U of A community, we offer you a big congratulations, Class of 2023 – you did it!,” said Kathryn Sloan, interim dean of Fulbright College.

The ceremonies consisted of eight separate events spread across the two days, including Fulbright College’s ceremony on May 12 and the All-University Graduate Students ceremony on May 13.

Olympic gold medalist and former NCAA track champion with the Razorbacks, Veronica Campbell Brown, also received an honorary degree during the All-University ceremony.

Graduates were also recognized through the U of A’s 2023 Commencement website, which features a graduation app, a virtual Senior Walk tour, a Senior Walk name search tool, and a social media feed featuring posts from people using the university’s commencement hashtag #UARK23.

Videos of the live-streamed 2023 spring commencement ceremonies are also available on the U of A’s YouTube channel. Printed program books were handed out to graduates and are still available online.

Additionally, the Fulbright College commencement website included a message from Interim Dean Kathryn Sloan, a complete list of our Spring 2023 graduates, and information about our college’s featured student speaker, Alex Alvarez.

“Our students worked so hard for so long, and now they’ve reached the graduation milestone they’ve been striving for,” Sloan said.

“I hope our new alumni and all who supported them on this journey will take a moment to reflect on just how momentous this is, on just how amazing this accomplishment is, on all it took to get to this moment, and all the incredible potential the future holds! Congratulations graduates!” 

Portions of this story also appeared in the University of Arkansas News publication and on the U of A and college social media channels.