The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall 2022 graduates.

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall 2022 graduates.

Rachel Welshans grew up in Bisbee, a small town in southern Arizona with a long history of mining. Although she has lived in Tucson for nearly two decades, she still considers Bisbee to be her hometown and the place she has many connections to.

Viridiana Benitez – a daughter of immigrants, an English-as-a-second-language learner and a first-generation college student – knows firsthand what it’s like to overcome challenges in academia. Now, the Arizona State University assistant professor is aiming to help current college students in their own higher education journeys.

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall 2022 graduates.

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall 2022 graduates.

Alexandra Pye has always had a love of the mountains and learning about the natural world. Originally from London, Pye says conducting fieldwork in the Alps for her undergraduate degree was what inspired her to further her education.

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall 2022 graduates.

Graduating Arizona State University student Katherine Santana Brickey believes there’s power in the written word.

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall 2022 graduates.

Although Lane Hiser intends to make a career in the military, he’s keeping his options open. This Arizona State University student is rounding out his experiences in the physical, precise world of Army ROTC with a walk on the “softer” side: a degree in the humanities.

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall 2022 graduates.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has been an unwanted source of stress and trauma for most people, it has spurred some to make positive changes. One such “silver lining” was the impetus it provided for Arizona State University online student Adam Khromachou to reevaluate what was important to him.

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall 2022 graduates.

Feeling like an outsider is no fun — to put it mildly — and language skills are key to a sense of belonging. An experience living abroad gave one Arizona State University student an appreciation for being able to speak the “local” language.

You’re on vacation, driving around on the Red Planet. What catches your eye? What’s worthy of a photo?

NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has snapped over 200,000 images since it landed on Mars in February 2021. The rover is equipped with 23 cameras, and two of the largest and most capable are the Mastcam-Z cameras.