convocation

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In his fall 1971 convocation address at the University of Alberta, McLuhan told students that in an electronic world, people become “discarnate data, a sort of disembodied spirit coexisting and functioning simultaneously in diverse locations.”

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025

Folt said she had lauded Tabassum at an academic convocation dinner on April 4.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024

The proposal came in response to a raucous March 24 protest that halted the school’s annual honors convocation, a 100-year-old tradition preceding the May 4 graduation.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

Two days after the honors convocation, the university’s president, Santa J. Ono, issued a stern rebuke: Enough.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2024

I cheered for the liberal bishops and cardinals at that great convocation.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez