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Vermont’s Middlebury College held a commencement ceremony Tuesday, to celebrate the achievements of the class of 2020 — which was denied its originally-expected commencement because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It is a graduation that is also a homecoming,” Middlebury College President Laurie Patton observed in addressing the class of 2020 at a ceremony outdoors on the campus’s quad Tuesday. “We…

The class of 2020 didn’t get a proper commencement ceremony after COVID-19 sent students home early. Tuesday they were welcomed back to celebrate the milestone properly.

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered the keynote address at the United States Coast Guard Academy’s commencement ceremony in New London on Wednesday. Harris commended all of the cadets for their hard work and applauded them for what they have accomplished. She said the Cadets are doing the critical work to protect our country, advance our interests and shape the...

Students graduating from the historically Black college were told at their commencement ceremony that an anonymous donor had paid their balances.

It’s a big day for students at the University of Connecticut where commencement started today and students and their families are invited to get a COVID-19 vaccine right next door at the mass vaccination site. The ceremonies are being held in-person at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. The graduation ceremonies are happening inside of the stadium, but right next...

Suffolk University has announced it plans to hold an in-person commencement at Fenway Park in May. Pending city approval, the university plans to celebrate its 2020 and 2021 graduates with outdoor ceremonies held over two days, administrators said Tuesday. Like many colleges and universities, Suffolk postponed its commencement ceremony in May 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. “In the face…

Northeastern University will hold in-person commencement ceremonies for undergraduates at Fenway Park on May 8, the school announced Monday. The announcement, posted to the school’s website, said the venue will provide graduates with a chance “to safely celebrate in person at an internationally known venue.” It noted that the commencement plans come with the increasing numbers of vaccinations and an…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is scheduled to address Smith College seniors at a virtual commencement this weekend, the women’s college announced. The ceremony Sunday prompted by the coronavirus pandemic includes the conferral of degrees and the reading of the names of every graduating senior, according to a statement Tuesday from Kathleen McCartney, president of the women’s college in Northampton....

An in-person commencement may have been off the table this year, but the University of Massachusetts Amherst still brought plenty of fanfare to its virtual ceremony on Friday. Actors, athletes, politicians and more helped make the day unique for the graduates and their families watching on computer screens. A video chat-assembled wind ensemble of UMass students kicked off the virtual…

Hillary Clinton spoke at the commencement ceremony for her prestigious alma mater, Wellesley College, on Friday.

President Donald Trump was in New England Wednesday to address graduates of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, where protesters and supporters alike gathered.

David Ortiz gave the commencement address at New England Institute of Technology in Rhode Island on Sunday. Upon his introduction, he was affectionately referred to as “Doctor David Ortiz” and was presented with a doctor of humane letters while acknowledging his work with children in both New England and the Domincan Republic who face health issues.

Retired Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz has accepted his first honorary degree as he delivered the commencement address to graduates of a Rhode Island technical college.

In a nod to her past, the first lady spoke about growing up on Chicago’s South Side Tuesday evening during her commencement address to the graduating seniors at King College Prep.