As we celebrate the graduation of the Class of 2025, we look back on one of the defining moments of their time at UChicago. In 2021, at the height of global travel restrictions, international flights between China and the U.S. were scarce, and the path to campus was uncertain.
With extraordinary coordination by the UChicago Center in Beijing, and in partnership with our travel agency Meiya and Asiana Airlines, we successfully organized a charter flight from Hangzhou/Changchun to Chicago—making it possible for over 240 students to safely return to campus. The photo above, taken at the Hangzhou airport before departure, captures the strength and solidarity of that moment.
Today, we celebrate not only their academic achievements, but also their perseverance. Congratulations to the resilient Class of 2025!
