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Three months after the tearful student opened a Roth IRA in Jackson’s classroom, the teacher was approached again by someone who was crying at the school’s commencement ceremony.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

While she did not attend college, Parton was presented with an honorary doctorate of humane and musical letters from Tennessee in 2009 following her commencement address to the graduating class of that year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

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

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

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

Once the commencement was scheduled, the word went out.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

“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

Now, he’s weathered two commencements buffeted by change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2025

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

The decision comes as universities around the country wrangle with how to handle commencements for students whose high school graduations were derailed by COVID-19 in 2020.

From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2024

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