On May 8, 2024, the 麻豆免费版下载Linguistics community gathered in Muenzinger Auditorium to celebrate its graduating class of 2024. Hosted by department chair Laura A. Michaelis, the ceremony recognized the achievements of 42 graduating students (21 BA, 13 MA, 3聽MS and 5聽PhD). Reflecting the interdisciplinary focus of linguistic study at CU, 80 percent of Linguistics BA graduates聽combined the Linguistics degree with a double聽or triple major, or minor in another discipline. Graduates' second-major departments included: Spanish (the most popular), Italian, Japanese, Russian, SLHS, and Anthropology. Minor departments included Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Italian, Russian, International Affairs, Political Science, Geography, Environmental Design and Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences. Eight Linguistics聽majors聽graduated with Distinction, obtaining at least a 3.75 cumulative GPA for coursework at CU. Three Linguistics聽MA graduates wrote MA theses and nine聽graduated with an interdisciplinary certificate鈥攊n Cognitive Science, Culture, Language and Social Practice or Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages. This year marked only the second in which student speakers were invited to address the graduates. Delivering the Undergraduate Address was聽Gina Pitts, a Linguistics major with TESOL emphasis, who plans to work with immigrant and refugee learners of English.聽The Graduate Address was given by Linguistics PhD graduate Velda Khoo, who spoke about her upbringing in and PhD research into聽the linguistic fusion聽zone of Singapore. Dr. Khoo also received her PhD hood from her advisor, Distinguished Professor Kira Hall, during the ceremony. The ceremony also recognized two outstanding continuing students as recipients of the David S. Rood Scholarship: Tessa Moskov, a Linguistics, Psychology, and Neuroscience triple major, and Rachel Wagner, a Linguistics major with minors in Spanish and Ethnic Studies.聽In closing the ceremony, Prof. Michaelis urged graduates to use the tools of the discipline to help our societies confront聽the twin crises of climate change and climate disinformation, saying聽"The world is an even more troubled place now than it was when you started your degree, but I believe the world聽needs your contributions now more than ever".聽