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For many Huskers, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a second home. But for the more than 3,000 international students and scholars who travel thousands of miles to study and research at Nebraska, the university often holds a deeper connection.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln's First-Generation Nebraska initiative was recently named a recipient of Insight Into Diversity magazine’s 2020 Inspiring Affinity Group Award. The award recognizes programs that provide higher education professionals mentoring, collaboration and social networking opportunities. INSIGHT Into Diversity is the oldest and largest diversity magazine and website in higher education.

On May 9, thousands of graduating Huskers turned their tassels together as a class and officially became University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni.

The moment symbolized a successful end to spring semester, and was a testament to the hard work of countless faculty and staff over the past several months.

Eight in the morning is not a favorite start time for most college students. However, the chance to video chat with peers halfway across the world has spurred Huskers enrolled in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s “Global News in the Age of Social Media” class.