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825 MTSU grads' Aug. 7 commencement will seem more like old times Aug 03, 2021 at 06:24 pm by WGNS New MTSU College of Education graduate Andrea Villegas proudly wears her customized mortarboard during the university’s spring 2021 three-day weekend of commencement ceremonies in May. Villegas, who now teaches at Stewartsboro Elementary School, wrote “For my father, who came with nothing but gave me everything” on her graduation cap. MTSU students will return to Murphy Center Saturday, Aug. 7, for the university’s summer 2021 commencement ceremony. (MTSU file photo ...

Share The University of Chicago will hold a virtual Convocation ceremony this June and is planning limited, in-person diploma ceremonies for the Class of 2021. The virtual Convocation ceremony will confer degrees to this year’s graduates and celebrate their accomplishments. Given the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic and guidance by the Centers for Disease Control, public health officials, and UChicago faculty and physicians working on the forefront of the COVID-19 response, University leaders determined that it would not be practical or safe to proceed with planning a gathering of sev...

February 5, 2021 The University Convocation, “The Radical Possibility and Democratic Necessity of Navel-Gazing,” was held virtually by the Public Events Committee on Monday, Jan. 28. Kiese Laymon, Hubert H. McAlexander Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Mississippi and the author of the book, “Heavy: An American Memoir,” spoke at the event about his writing experience with “Heavy” and the need for navel-gazing within the community.  Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Public Events Committee, Allison Fleshman, is part of the selection pro...