In late march, the latest edition of The Gadfly—the oldest student publication at St. John’s College—was announced to the St. John’s community, available in print and online. Fittingly, the issue represents, in many ways, the circumstances that produced it.
At his summer 2020 Hodson internship with NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC), Austin Dumas (A21) frequently employed one of the quintessential skills students practice at St. John’s: the ability to formulate questions.
As the United States surpasses a year of COVID-impacted life, St. John’s College’s frontline workers—including members of buildings and grounds, public safety, and more—have been working consistently throughout the last 12 months to keep campus running and provide the community with essential services.
The First-gen Forward designation was recently awarded to St. John’s College in Santa Fe. First-gen Forward recognizes institutions nationwide that show a commitment to improving college experiences and academic outcomes for first-generation students, and St. John’s is the first institution in New Mexico to be given the designation.
Thanks to an Ariel Internship, Chifunda Kakusa (SF20) spent summer 2020 working as a venture capital analyst at Zambia-based company Quantum Consultants and Actuaries.
