In a few short days, I’ll celebrate with my students at Wheaton College’s 2024 Commencement. Many won’t know, but I’ll be celebrating a bit more than usual as a fellow member of the Class of 2024.

I spent last week in Arizona taking part in the graduation celebrations at Arizona State University alongside 20,700 other Sun Devils graduating as part of their largest class ever. I earned my MA in Communication from the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication in The College of Liberal Arts and Scie...