<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026-great-graduate-karla-somoano-gonzalez.html" dsn="news"><teaser-title>Great Graduate: Karla Somoano Gonzalez </teaser-title><teaser-description>After fleeing political repression in Cuba, Karla Somoano Gonzalez found in the law a path to advocacy, resilience and purpose. </teaser-description><featured-video/><pubDate>05/20/2026</pubDate><title>Great Graduate: Karla Somoano Gonzalez </title><description>After fleeing political repression in Cuba, Karla Somoano Gonzalez found in the law a path to advocacy, resilience and purpose. </description><author>By Lili Young</author><author-title>By Sabina Lee</author-title><image><img src="/images/Karla%20Headshot-320-180.png" alt="Curly hair woman smiling"/></image><category>Student Life</category><department>Students</department><relationships>Administration,Events,Students</relationships><shortnames/><tags><tag>2026 Graduation</tag><tag>Commencement</tag><tag>Great Graudate</tag></tags></item>