commencement exercises
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The period covers a critical moment on campuses during finals and commencement exercises.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024
Most of the commencement exercises took place as scheduled and remained largely peaceful.
From Seattle Times • May 12, 2024
But the gift also reminded him of so many other students who were not at Sunday’s commencement exercises: the men whose finances forced them to leave Morehouse before graduation.
From New York Times • May 22, 2019
Accordingly, their students’ displays of knowledge became a smaller part of the commencement exercises.
From Time • May 13, 2016
As May crept up the calendar the little schoolhouse became the center of increased activity: commencement exercises were under daily rehearsal and the light of excited interest shone in every face.
From Sunlight Patch by Harris, Credo Fitch