The cartoon depicts a keffiyeh-wearing protester with a campus protests sign next to a sad graduate in a 2024 gown holding a diploma. A green COVID monster stands nearby as a police officer in riot gear watches from below the college commencements banner with money floating near a plant.
The image depicts a university graduation scene with a speaker in cap and gown at a wooden podium under a spotlight against a dark background. Rows of empty purple chairs occupy the lower half. The speech bubble reads YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT. Title UNIVERSITY GRADUATION 2024 appears at top with artist signature at bottom right.
The image presents a graduate in black gown and red sneakers walking along dotted footprints. A large mortarboard labeled Student Debt covers the head area. Tags include Graduation, Student Loan, Debt, Tuition, College Costs, University, and Bankruptcy. The cartoon focuses on 2023 Grads facing loan burdens after completing studies. Visible elements show motion lines near one hand and the debt text prominently displayed.
The cartoon depicts a graduate wearing a mortarboard and gown, holding a diploma, with a chain connecting the ankle to a large ball labeled DEBT, using tags student loans, education, college, graduation, debt, ball and chain.
The cartoon shows a graduate in cap and gown reaching for a mortarboard marked college cost that floats away. Subsequent panels depict the same figure in graduation attire looking upward with diminishing prospects. The sequence ends with a graduate extending a hand in a resigned gesture. The work addresses the persistent challenge of rising tuition and resulting student debt for degree recipients around spring 2022.
