commencement exercises
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A week after police arrested nearly 100 protesters at Northeastern University, the school is holding its commencement exercises Sunday at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, for the fourth consecutive year.
From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024
During Cal Poly’s virtual commencement exercises last June, Madden received an honorary doctor of science degree.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2021
On this date in 1901, the first commencement exercises were held at Northern Arizona Normal School with class of four graduates.
From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2017
Accordingly, their students’ displays of knowledge became a smaller part of the commencement exercises.
From Time • May 13, 2016
With the same quiet, she said: “The Emperor is passing on his way to the commencement exercises of Waseda University.”
From Letters from China and Japan by Dewey, John