Descrizione
Valedictorian Polo Altinsky-Ross addresses the Class of 2026 at Maharishi International University with a funny, sharp reflection on what makes MIU so hard to explain: the golden domes, the meditation built into the curriculum, and a community where software engineers, artists, regenerative farmers, and Vedic scholars form one intellectual family.
He traces how MIU spent 50 years exploring ideas the world later caught up to, from wellness and stress to sustainability and organic food, and argues that in the age of AI, the university's founding question matters more than ever: what is the full potential of a human being? His challenge to his classmates: aim for the moon, act with consistent competence, and remember that a more advanced society requires better people, clearer, healthier, more creative, and more compassionate.
Watch the full 2026 Commencement Ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESuRWncVUuM
Learn more about MIU: https://www.miu.edu