Fulbright Fellow Steven Werlin (A85) studied German and Heidegger, not Haitian Creole and microfinance. He credits St. John鈥檚 for honing his thinking and writing skills as well as connections leading to his life鈥檚 work鈥攁lleviating poverty through the nonprofit Fonkoze.
Because of what the science program at 蘑菇视频下载软件 meant to Kevin Parker (A79), he made a donation in support of it.
Eli Castro (SF94) and Tracy Locke Castro (SF95) created a life and a legacy from their pursuit of knowledge of the Great Books at St. John鈥檚 College.
Avi Kumar (A21) is one of the lucky ones. He always knew his life path, and that knowledge鈥攊lluminated by a St. John鈥檚 education鈥攇ave him the clarity, persistence, and skills to be accepted at Stanford Law School. Kumar says he owes his collegiate and professional success to the 鈥渋ntensive education鈥� he received at St. John鈥檚 College. 鈥淵ou really can do anything with this degree,鈥� he adds.
Jason Gots (EC96) is a writer, musician, and podcast producer who lectures in Columbia University鈥檚 Graduate School of the Arts鈥� writing department. After studying acting at NYU鈥檚 Tisch School of the Arts, he earned an Eastern Classics degree from St. John鈥檚 and a master鈥檚 in developmental psychology from Columbia. Here he discusses his memoir, Humanity is Trying, which was released by HarperCollins/Hanover Square Press on March 1, 2022 and chronicles (among other things) the loss of his sister Meri Gots (SF97), who died in 2015.
