For the second year in a row, Union College has invited an alum back to speak to the graduating class during the end-of-year commencement ceremony, with last year’s speaker being Ben Schwartz, class of ‘03, and this year, Joanna Stern, ‘06, will be returning to campus. After having studied political science and journalism on campus, Stern went on to pursue an accomplished career in writing and contributing for companies such as NBC News and the Wall Street Journal, with her journalistic efforts winning an Emmy in 2021 for her documentary “E-Ternal: A Tech Quest to Live Forever.” The short documentary offers an insightful look into how technology can help preserve our efforts and messages indefinitely.

Joanna Stern also served as a former editor-in-chief at the Concordiensis, where the staff are especially honored to host her and looking forward to the insightful speech that she will deliver to the class of 2025 on June 15th. This will be her second time appearing as a guest speaker for her alma mater, visiting to deliver the keynote address of the 2021 Founder’s Day festivities.