Happy fall, everyone! I hope everyone had a lovely Commencement celebration. Seeing everyone back at a place that informed so many of our lives made my heart happy.

Now, as we return to our various places in the world, I am reminded of apples on a tree (similar to those you might have picked during a Hanover fall): while we are spread all over the world, we remain connected to our Dartmouth roots. Read on for updates on our classmates around the world!

This past summer Soham Basu began his Pickering fellowship with the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. Currently he works in the operations center of the secretary’s office, the department’s main global crisis response center. In the fall he will begin a master’s program at Yale focusing on security issues in the Asia-Pacific region. Following graduation he’ll join the foreign service full time. Says Soham: “Come visit!”

After graduating Nishanth Chalasani also moved to D.C., where he began researching health disparities at the National Minority Quality Forum. His work focused on the impact of Covid-19 on minority and rural populations across the United States. Nishanth has recently left this role to move to Tampa, Florida, where he is starting medical school at the University of South Florida! He is excited to continue his research on health disparities and interact with patients.

Evan Kelmar joins this column from England, where he is finishing up his master’s studies within the war studies department at King’s College London. His focus on Russia has given him a head start—and a front seat—to the ongoing war in Ukraine. While it is a challenging time, he has found his work especially impactful and meaningful because of it. More cheerfully, Evan recently attended the relaunch of the Dartmouth London Alumni Club (spearheaded by Dennis O’Connor ’89), reuniting with many ’20s and others from the international Dartmouth crowd spanning all years and ages. In typical Dartmouth fashion, the event was held in a pub. Evan says that despite the building being several hundred years old, the beer tasted just fine!

I call for a rouse—some of our classmates are newly engaged! Congratulations and best wishes.

Andrea Sedlacek is celebrating her engagement to Philip Martin. The couple plans to marry in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in September 2023. Andrea looks forward to being surrounded by her incredible friends from Dartmouth. She was drawn to Cleveland by a job opportunity after graduation and serendipitously found the love of her life.

A hearty thank you to all of our classmates who were featured! If you have any updates to share or would like to write a guest column for future Class Notes, please reach out to me at dartmouth20classnotes@gmail.com.

—Katie Goldstein, 263 W Santa Inez, Hillsborough, CA 94010; katie.e.goldstein.20@dartmouth.edu