They Missed My PhD Graduation—So I Used The Empty Seats To Tell The Truth

at inopportune places to take photos, students in various states of hangover or existential panic. As I walked across campus in my flowing gown, strangers smiled at me. People I’d never met nodded in recognition of what the robes meant. Some gave thumbs up or called out congratulations.

“Way to go!” a woman called from a park bench, pushing a stroller continue reading …