Chinese student struck a chord emphasizing humanity during Harvard commencement speech
May 30, 2025
A day after her emotional speech at Harvard University’s commencement, Yurong “Luanna” Jiang kept running into classmates who praised her for recognizing everyone’s humanity. The master’s student from China addressed the crowd as the Trump administration expands its criticism of the Ivy League school into a nationwide campaign to control higher education by restricting the enrollment of international students. Jiang tells The Associated Press that she had hoped to remain in the United States, but now may go overseas to work in international development. She says it’s difficult to say what will happen in her immediate future.
