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<p>After graduating in 2022, if someone had told St. Thomas University alum Flo Awde that she would go to Arizona State University, Johns Hopkins University, become a practicum student at Harvard and move to Geneva, Switzerland to intern for UNICEF, she would not have believed it. But this is Awde’s reality — a path that [&hellip;]</p>

<p>From Fredericton to Montreal, to Boston, St. Thomas University alum Abbie LeBlanc’s journey to Harvard was not all smiles and laughter. For LeBlanc, studying at STU was not a tough decision. As a Frederictonian born and raised, she always had a passion for the liberal arts and knew what she wanted to do. “I came [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Stories of success are more common than many think, and this is proven by students that sat in the same classrooms, studied in the same study halls and participated in the same St. Thomas University events as many STU students do today. Two STU alumni, and graduates in the last two years, will be at [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Human dignity and human rights are essential realities in Pope Francis’ view. In a new encyclical addressed in October, Pope Francis made a heartfelt plea for the notion of universal brotherhood and sisterhood, even of universal friendship. But he said a just society requires a more personal commitment. We must see others, not only as rights-bearing [&hellip;]</p>