Congrats to 2025 HC graduate Aura Thomas-Sargent! Aura earned an H.B.A in political science with a minor in sustainability and completed her thesis, “Intersectionality, Identity, and our Common Future: Sustainability Engagement and the Politics of Participation in Oregon,” under the mentorship of Dr. Christopher Stout, a professor of political science at the University of California San Diego. After graduating, Aura will continue her Pathways internship with the United States Attorney’s Office into the summer before beginning her J.D. at the University of Oregon with a concentration in Environmental and Natural Resources Law. She will also be performing in dance showcases, selling her paintings, and joining a choir in Eugene. She believes that dedication to the arts, alongside academics and a career, is more important now than ever.