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What’s lost without commencement

THIS SPRING, MOST GRADUATING COLLEGE STUDENTS WILL not participate in a traditional in-person celebration. Universities swiftly acted as coronavirus spread across the country: students went home early, classes moved online, and commencement ceremonies were canceled or postponed.

Over the next month, former President Barack Obama will deliver multiple commencement speeches, something thousands of students had called for as they looked for guidance and comfort in this unprecedented time.

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