Masters grad seized opportunities
When Maymie Owens was a University of Louisville undergraduate, she blazed a new path as a first-generation student.
Seizing opportunities has since become her hallmark.
In...
鈥楪rowth Is Optional鈥
Valissa White, 31, started working on her career while she was still in high school. She got her cosmetology license and saw herself one...
Photography drives December grad
Hevin Ramsey felt a pressure to succeed as a Black student who was the lone member of the University of Louisville鈥檚 photography program.
She relied...
鈥業鈥檝e learned what I鈥檓 capable of鈥 Q&A with December 2023 student commencement speaker
Ellen Tinker is one of more than 900 graduates who will walk across the stage at commencement this week. Tinker, however, will play a...
Commencement set for Friday
The University of Louisville鈥檚 December 2023 commencement ceremony for August and December degree candidates will take place at 7 p.m. Dec. 15 at the...
Grad named Destini takes charge of her own
Destini Potter always had an interest in a medical career.
After her 56-year-old mother died of a sudden heart attack when Potter was 18, she...
Ophthalmology professor earns MBA and wins 鈥淪hark Tank鈥 contest
University of Louisville Ophthalmology professor and lifelong learner Richard Eiferman recently launched a new and unexpected chapter in his career prompted by an unlikely...
Double-major May grad begins PhD studies
Physics or engineering? That is the question for many students with a gift for math and abstract thinking who enjoy complex problem solving.
Thomas Hulse,...
College of Business grad sees equity through economics
When May 2023 graduate Anna Hylen arrived at the University of Louisville, she was focused on earning a degree in social work.
However, she realized...
New grads, alumni funding class gifts
The 2023 May Commencement marked the fourth consecutive commencement ceremony during which new graduates were encouraged to participate in the new YOUofL Class Gift...