Joanna Buoniconti '21 is Writing Her Own Success Story Against All Odds

Story by Thomas Farragher in The Boston Globe

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Under the colorfully festooned caps and gowns at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst on Friday, there will be soaring stories of scholarship and against-all-odds achievement.

The always brilliant valedictorian, and the kid who — defying the doubters — squeaked by on C’s.

The football hero, and the theater major who lit up the stage and wowed audiences.

The cool kids and the geeks. The musicians and the scientists.

And then there is the story of Joanna Buoniconti who will collect her degree at McGuirk Alumni Stadium during this year’s commencement and open a new chapter in a life that is a remarkable study in patience and determination.

And courage.

Read the full story in The Boston Globe