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‘Pomp and Circumstance’, caps and gowns, and commencement speeches.These are, of course, the sights and sounds of graduation season.All month long, we have been celebrating the high school Class of ...

Save the date – the high school graduation season will soon be upon us. The graduates have suffered through their last set of final exams, turned in the last of their books and computers, and ...

USC graduates cheer as they are recognized during the 2025 commencement ceremony at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. As thousands of families poured into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for USC's ...

Adam Ackerman working in Guatemala, 2012 Credit: Courtesy of UVM Medical School What’s graduation without “Pomp and Circumstance,” Edward Elgar’s undisputed aisle-walking melody since, oh, about 1905?

The Tacoma Dome will be the setting for 25 high school and college graduation ceremonies for the class of 2024 over the next few weeks. Organizers expect 75,000 people to attend. The celebrations ...

Columbia University held graduation this week, with thousands receiving their degrees. Some students were missing, though, casting a pall over the proceedings and provoking protests, evidence of ...