When colleges and universities across the country shifted from in-person teaching to remote learning, Skylar Summers, an English major with a double minor in film and Chinese at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, learned how tricky distance learning

Visiting the school’s media lab was a must for her film projects since that was where she could access top-grade editing software.

Lydia Rodriguez of Miles College was one of many who threw an in-home commencement for a more intimate celebration with loved ones.

Rodriguez, a student in social work, dealt with her disappointment of not having an actual graduation by having her own via Zoom on May 2, the day she was set to graduate.

Rodriguez, who obtained a bachelor’s degree in social work, still has worries about the job market.

Blackburn has held many high positions while in school from being the president of her Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated chapter to her involvement with student government, experiences she feels helped make her college career.