2020 Graduate Reflects On Time At Agnes Scott College, Pandemic, Her Goal To Fight For Education Equity

First-generation college graduate Christine “CJ” Montgomery reflects on her time at Agnes Scott College and discusses why she majored in Africana studies with a minor in education and what she hopes to accomplish in the years to come.

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Agnes Scott College recently held two separate commencement ceremonies on the same day: One for the Class of 2020 and the other for the Class of 2021.

Christine “CJ” Montgomery, the 2020 senior class president of the Student Government Association at Agnes Scott College, says she was heartbroken when school officials had to cancel the in-person commencement ceremony last year due to the ongoing pandemic.

But her emotions quickly changed when she learned that she would get the opportunity to walk across the stage to get her diploma.