Monday, May 11, 2020

At UMass Amherst, an unusual commencement

The global pandemic may have forced the cancellation of its commencement ceremony, but the University of Massachusetts Amherst honored the Class of 2020 with a virtual celebration Friday filled with all the spirit and pride reserved for graduation day.
In a 19-minute video streamed online , UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy and Marty Meehan, president of the UMass system, were joined by Hollywood stars, New England Patriots players, elected officials, and accomplished alumni in the university’s 150th celebration of its graduates.
Student musicians played the school’s fight song, speaker Grace Jung reflected on the challenges she and her classmates have faced, and luminaries from many fields offered advice on the days ahead...

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