In her closing advice to graduates, Greenwald shifted from the solemnity of memorial work to celebrate the life-affirming power of curiosity. She told the Sarah Lawrence graduates that the liberal arts education they had received was, at its core, a training in curiosity—the habit of asking questions, seeking understanding, and refusing to accept easy answers. Greenwald drew a connection between curiosity and empathy, arguing that the desire to understand others' experiences is what drives us to build bridges across difference. She encouraged graduates to carry their intellectual curiosity beyond the classroom and into every aspect of their lives, insisting that a questioning mind is the best defense against complacency and conformity.