commencement

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He was also removed from the CMA Fest lineup for a June 11 performance in Nashville and dropped as the commencement speaker at Delaware State University’s graduation ceremony.

From Los Angeles Times

Before the commencement, some students waved at the president and took photos.

From Seattle Times

The speech at Howard was the first of two commencement addresses Biden will deliver this year.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Biden never named former President Donald J. Trump in his sometimes stark commencement address to the graduating class of Howard University, the nation’s most prestigious historically Black college.

From New York Times

The New York Times spoke to students at Howard, the renowned historically Black university, in the days leading up to Mr. Biden’s commencement address there on Saturday.

From New York Times