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Masters degree graduate Michelle Nguyen prays as she crosses the stage at the Masters Commencement Ceremony inside Stegeman Coliseum.

The pure joy shown after getting their diploma.

A graduate receives a hug outside after a commencement ceremony. 

A doctoral graduate is hooded by their professor during a graduate commencement ceremony. 

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May 16, 2026; Keough School graduate Oksana Ivantsiv’s daughter Mahdalena lays on the floor near the center isle during the Graduate School Commencement Ceremony and Conferring of Degrees at the Compton Family Ice Arena.

A Pharmacy graduate is hooded on stage in a multiple-exposure shot

Nursing graduates "take the plunge" into post-college life after completing their last final

College of Nursing seniors participate in the traditional Nursing Plunge after completing their last final. The idea is that they are all jumping into the next phase of their lives together as a class.