Every Picture Tells a Story: 2021-22 in Photos
![class being taught outdoors by Wall Academic Building](/sites/default/files/styles/small_16x9/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_015.jpg?h=916747eb&itok=wmRo1t8N)
Big announcements, twin commencements, sports team triumphs and closer connections marked the 2021-22 academic year.
As we head into summer, let’s take a moment to celebrate everything that made 2021-22 memorable. Here, СÓÅÊÓƵ Photographer Christopher Record shares a collection of his favorite frames from the year.
![Chris Clunie and Steph Curry Cutout at Graduation 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_026.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=SBK-0OGz)
![Student holding diploma at Commencement for Class of 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_028.jpg?h=9855f42d&itok=TwLqVvBc)
![Cake Race starting line](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_002.jpg?h=c9474303&itok=zmacGTE1)
![caps in air at 2022 commencement](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_029.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=m3bfA6Ti)
![Student jumping on stage at Class of 2022 Commencement](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_027.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=B0T4C9_O)
![student actors performing theatre show on stage](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_016.jpg?h=7cf7dd89&itok=hBhCnWJa)
![Students gathered holding Ukraine flag outside for on-campus vigil](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-03/InterfaithVigilForUkraine_0002.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=rueG3vOv)
![Students studying in the library](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_006.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=5j67JVC-)
![President Quillen and Trustees](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_019.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=dsrjqe9W)
President Carol Quillen receives a standing ovation at the Ne Ultra event honoring her tenure as president of the college. Quillen steps down this July after 11 years of leadership.
![Family hugging](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_030.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=5i7hJKc4)
The college hosted two commencement ceremonies this spring–one for the class of 2022, followed by a long-awaited ceremony for the class of 2020. Nearly 400 members of the class returned to campus, along with family and friends, to celebrate in person.
![Brandon Reid '22 with Sura](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_014.jpg?h=9855f42d&itok=AFvwyi_m)
Left to right: Brandon Reid ’22 (formerly Harris) reconnected with a childhood friend, Sura Sohna, who was serving a 14-year prison sentence. Reid’s relationship with Sohna was a factor in a judge’s decision to release Sohna 12 years early. Sohna visited campus this spring.
![President Doug Hicks conversing with students](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_023.jpg?h=9855f42d&itok=cVYzgydK)
President-elect Doug Hicks ’90 talks to students outside of the Duke Family Performance Hall following an event announcing his selection as СÓÅÊÓƵ’s 19th president. Hicks will take office Aug. 1.
![Students walking on campus with Shonibare statue and Chambers building](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_021.jpg?h=9855f42d&itok=ep0Q7vlV)
A view from the E. Craig Wall Jr. Academic Center on a sunny day. Students stroll past "Wind Sculpture (SG) I," by Yinka Shonibare.
![Alumni hugging at reception](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_018_0.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=wDCXyUbO)
СÓÅÊÓƵ President Emeritus John Kuykendall ’59 greets friends and alums at a Board of Trustees gathering.
![class being taught outdoors by Wall Academic Building](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_015.jpg?h=916747eb&itok=vmKDI9mS)
Faculty led students outdoors to enjoy the many outdoor classroom spaces around campus.
![Students running in Cake Race 2021](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_003.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=6Z8nMGJe)
The Cake Race tradition came back this year, and the class of 2026 came out in full force; so did the bakers–hundreds of cakes and cupcakes awaited the students, beckoning from beyond the finish line.
![Philip Jefferson looking out window](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_medium/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_007.jpg?h=9855f42d&itok=FvCdxtA8)
Dean of Faculty Philip Jefferson left his post in May to join the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors.
![Carol Quillen headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_medium/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_017.jpg?h=99c6e359&itok=3AxJ64hV)
President Carol Quillen completes 11 years of guiding historic and uplifting changes at СÓÅÊÓƵ.
![Autumnal tree with chapel in the distance](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_001.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=q6BIaJOv)
![group of students in costumes and paper masks on stage](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_012.jpg?h=9855f42d&itok=UtmCy1X3)
![two students playing brass instruments](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_024_0.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=i3GDua-2)
![students huddled together with a puppy on a leash](/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_011_0.jpg?itok=UuInU_BD)
![student group performing at Verna Case Symposium](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_025.jpg?h=9855f42d&itok=zi1R0EiT)
![Basketball Game Players and Coach McKillop](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_008.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=712UcqZe)
![Students walking on campus](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_009.jpg?h=9855f42d&itok=6pWS-2xD)
![students sitting in circle of chairs outside on the campus lawn](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_020.jpg?h=9855f42d&itok=3ZCEHGSE)
![A group of cheerleaders](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_004.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=_qJvwPzZ)
![Professor and student talking in front of the library](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_005.jpg?h=52d167ab&itok=kav_BMUn)
![student walking on campus past dorms](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_010.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=5gd6AvlU)
![President Doug Hicks and Trustee Allison Mauze on stage](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4x3/public/2022-06/2021-2022%20Academic%20Year%20In%20Pictures_022.jpg?h=9855f42d&itok=Q_oQaPIV)
Published
- June 10, 2022