RICHMOND, Va. — Two years after a crash left him paralyzed from the waist down, Virginia Union University student Jaiden Picot walked across the graduation stage Saturday using a robotic exoskeleton to receive his Executive MBA.
The 23-year-old was struck by a truck while riding his e-scooter to work in 2024.
Despite the life-altering injury, Picot continued his education through hospitalizations and rehabilitation, marking his second VUU graduation after earning his bachelor’s degree last year…