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June 1, 2021
While fully in-person ceremonies are still envisioned for a safer date for the classes of 2020 and 2021, UCLA’s commencement season will be a hybrid of new and old graduation traditions, with a mix of virtual commencements and masked, in-person celebrations to meet the moment.
This year’s graduation festivities began May 15 and continue through June 15 for the roughly 14,000 undergraduate and graduate students receiving diplomas this year. This year also marks the first all-campus graduate procession, which will span six days.
Speakers like Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors, Grammy-nominated violinist Regina Carter, and artist and social justice advocate Mr. Wash will be among those giving the graduates an inspiring send-off. NASA astronaut Megan McArthur will deliver a speech from the International Space Station, and U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-California) already addressed UCLA School of Law graduates at their M
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