American International College (AIC) in Springfield awarded degrees to 364 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students. Graduates from Dorchester include Elisa Cantito, Joshua Dudley, and David Wolf received Masters degrees in Education. Ajanay Hughes and Kyrie Williams, earned Bachelors in Science.
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Local graduates from Lasell University included:
Dorchester: Alivia Pelka; Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design; Keyhra Figueroa, Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Kyra Lendore, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; Christian Otero, Bachelor of Science in Marketing.
Mattapan: Jalen Marcelo, Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Radio and Video Production); Kemley Joseph, Bachelor of Science in Psychology
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Courtney Lambright of Dorchester earned a place on the dean’s list at Georgia State, a 52,000-student institution. To make the list, degree-seeking students must have earned a GPA of at least 3.5 for a minimum of nine semester hours of academic credit taken at the university during the fall or spring term with no incompletes for the semester.
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Erin Burke, of Dorchester, made the dean’s list at Roger Williams University, in Bristol, RI. RWU offers 50 majors and graduate and professional programs across eight schools of study including Rhode Island’s only law school.
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Matthew Vilme of Dorchester graduated from Plymouth State University during its 152nd Commencement with a doctorate in Physical Therapy. Olivia Kelly, also of Dorchester, made the dean’s list. She is majoring in Nursing at Plymouth State.
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Dorchester students on the 2023 dean’s list at the University of Rhode Island included Neve Harrington, Lucie Mareira, Shea Mikalauskis, Jared Edwards of Dorchester, Hailey Peckham, and Liy Robinson.
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Three Dorchester students made the dean’s list at Clark University: Nameka Despeignes and Hazel E. Margaris, first honors; Deandre M. Nembhard, second honors. Students must have a GPA of 3.8 or above for first honors, and between 3.50 and 3.79 for second honors.
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Daniel Joseph of Mattapan was named to the dean’s list at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring semester of the 2022-2023 academic year. He is enrolled in the game design and development program.
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Among the 1,060 or so undergraduate degree holders at Emerson College’s 143rd Commencement were Dorchester students Demiah Crawford, Bo Feekins, Sydney Morrison-Hoffman, and Russell Townsend.
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Diahni Preval and Je’lynn Reed of Dorchester earned places on the President’s Honors List at the University of Hartford.
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Tambre Keene, of Dorchester, and Malachi Reeves, of Mattapan, made the dean’s list for the Spring semester at Dean College in Franklin, Mass.
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Maalik Sinclair, of Dorchester, was named to the dean’s list for the Spring semester at John Carroll University, in Ohio. Founded in 1886, JCU is one of 27 Jesuit universities in the United States.
