Java get an existing list of objects knowing the class name(dynamically)

I have a class containing 2 lists, of different object types.

List<Student> students;
List<Lecturer> lecturers;

Each of these classes have a method that returns a String. I want to find something from that String and the method that I would create would be the same for both lists,the class name(Student/Lecturer), the list name(students/lecturers) and the method name(studentMethod/lecturerMethod) being the only ones that differ.

Knowing the className, listName and the methodName, how can I get the proper list(called listName) so I can then call the desired method(called methodName) from each object in the list.

P.S. : I know it would be easier to just create 2 separate methods for each list but I want my code to be DRY and also to learn more about OOP principles.

Example: If I want to get the students list and then invoke the studentMethod for each student I should have something like this:

void dryMethod(String className, String listName, String methodName) {
    Class<?> desiredClass = Class.forName(className);
    List<desiredClass> desiredList = getListByName(listName);
    Method desiredMethod = getMethodByName(methodName);
    for(desiredClass object : desiredList){
        manipulateString(object.desiredMethod());
    }
}
dryMethod("Student","students","studentMethod");

Is it possible?