Carnegie Mellon University

Gallagher and Torubara

May 12, 2020

Student Speakers Represent Dietrich College

By Bruce Gerson

This school year has been different, to say the least. In the last quarter, students learned, faculty taught and staff worked remotely due to the pandemic. This Sunday, the Class of 2020 will have their degrees conferred virtually, and not one, but two students will address classmates, families and friends tuning in to the online celebration.

This year’s student speakers are Shannon Gallagher, a three-time CMU alumna who is earning her Ph.D. in statistics and data science, and Ana Torubara, who is earning her bachelor’s degree in social and decision sciences with a minor in cognitive neuroscience.

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