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A 2026 survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers found that 44% of graduating seniors had received at least one job offer before commencement.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

As prices neared the $2.50-a-gallon level from Feb. 27, the day before the commencement of war in Iran, airlines added to gains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Plebes, prohibited from fraternizing with girls, celebrated spring commencement by marching across the walkways and climbing Herndon.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

She spoke at Chaffey College’s commencement ceremony, livestreamed on YouTube.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

“I have presided over 28 commencements as a president and dean, and those ceremonies are about celebrating the graduates and their supporters,” Schapiro wrote in a letter declining the speech.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

Revolutionary hostilities canceled the commencements of 1774-78 and 1780, but Harvard would not miss a commencement again until 2020.

From New York Times ● May 23, 2024

Graduating USC students are capped at getting eight tickets — often fewer for satellite commencements — and administrators are scrambling to entice angry parents with new attractions as the university moves around traditional celebrations.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2024

Poet laureates represent the state in inaugural speeches, commencements, poetry readings and educational events, said Kim Konikow, executive director of the North Dakota Council on the Arts.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023

For my final round of commencements as First Lady, I spoke at Jackson State University in Mississippi, another historically black school, using the opportunity to talk about striving for excellence.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama