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    Com·mence·ment
    /kəˈmensm(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. a beginning or start: "at the commencement of training"
    • 2. a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred on graduating students: North American "a commencement address"
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  4. May 23, 2024 · Commencement is the rare American ritual that still has rules. That’s why it’s ripe for disruption.

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  6. May 9, 2024 · The opposite is also true. Stripped of a meaningful rite of passage, an important transition may feel less real and its significance diminished. Imagine that no one remembers your 50th birthday;...

  7. May 9, 2024 · Graduation ceremonies embody not only the sacredness of education and the importance of student achievements, but also graduates’ bonds to their institution and fellow students. In that capacity ...

  8. May 8, 2024 · They appear every spring, like crocuses or robins or perhaps black flies: commencement addresses. Thousands of them, across the country and across the variety of American higher education—two ...

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