![110th Founder's Day Speaker: Aysha E. Schomburg, J.D. ’91]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634678656/packer/nfudgsxxhbyovoqzq55u/AyshasPicture0021.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1634678656/packer/nfudgsxxhbyovoqzq55u/AyshasPicture0021.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634678656/packer/nfudgsxxhbyovoqzq55u/AyshasPicture0021.jpg","width":640}])
Packer welcomes back the current Associate Commissioner of the Children’s Bureau to speak about her experiences advising the Biden administration on matters related to child welfare.
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![Hispanic Heritage Month - Alumni Edition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634678399/packer/fu6hf8bx3aw9j5jak7br/67669.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1634678399/packer/fu6hf8bx3aw9j5jak7br/67669.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1634678399/packer/fu6hf8bx3aw9j5jak7br/67669.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1634678399/packer/fu6hf8bx3aw9j5jak7br/67669.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1634678399/packer/fu6hf8bx3aw9j5jak7br/67669.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1634678399/packer/fu6hf8bx3aw9j5jak7br/67669.jpg","width":2200}])
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we are highlighting the work of Gabriela Álvarez ’06, Ali Rosa-Salas ’09, and Gabriella Antonio ’13.
![Packer Alumni Book Publications]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634709159/packer/z6jfrumjxawf1csxu9eg/books21-4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1634709159/packer/z6jfrumjxawf1csxu9eg/books21-4.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1634709159/packer/z6jfrumjxawf1csxu9eg/books21-4.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1634709159/packer/z6jfrumjxawf1csxu9eg/books21-4.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1634709159/packer/z6jfrumjxawf1csxu9eg/books21-4.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1634709159/packer/z6jfrumjxawf1csxu9eg/books21-4.jpg","width":2200}])
We are happy to feature the recent book releases from authors Zachary Wright ’01, Amy Sohn ’91, and Carolyn Kay Brancato ’62.
![Alumni in the News: Taja Cheek ’07]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634676085/packer/juaoalv36cii4rwuwjg3/fallalumninewsletter-3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1634676085/packer/juaoalv36cii4rwuwjg3/fallalumninewsletter-3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1634676085/packer/juaoalv36cii4rwuwjg3/fallalumninewsletter-3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1634676085/packer/juaoalv36cii4rwuwjg3/fallalumninewsletter-3.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1634676085/packer/juaoalv36cii4rwuwjg3/fallalumninewsletter-3.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634676085/packer/juaoalv36cii4rwuwjg3/fallalumninewsletter-3.jpg","width":1671}])
Taja Cheek ’07 has received praise from NPR, The New York Times, and more, on the release her second album “Fatigue.”
![Packer's Alumni Book Club - Winter Read]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634762261/packer/i9dog8djq4haxsbzqlfg/minorfeelings.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634762261/packer/i9dog8djq4haxsbzqlfg/minorfeelings.jpg","width":500}])
Save the evening of Tuesday, December 7 — we’ll read Cathy Park Hong's essay collection, Minor Feelings.
![Congratulations to the Class of 2021!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1623963285/packer/mn51qhapuxvdfvyyj7py/51247554703_28a595e281_k.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1623963285/packer/mn51qhapuxvdfvyyj7py/51247554703_28a595e281_k.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1623963285/packer/mn51qhapuxvdfvyyj7py/51247554703_28a595e281_k.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1623963285/packer/mn51qhapuxvdfvyyj7py/51247554703_28a595e281_k.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1623963285/packer/mn51qhapuxvdfvyyj7py/51247554703_28a595e281_k.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1623963285/packer/mn51qhapuxvdfvyyj7py/51247554703_28a595e281_k.jpg","width":2048}])
Packer celebrated the graduating seniors with in-person events and a warm welcome to the alumni community.