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    Pandemic Pomp and Circumstance: Graduation Looks Different This Year (Again)

    Most of the class of 2020 experienced canceled or online-only graduation ceremonies, but this year many colleges are finding creative ways to celebrate their graduates in person.
    by Elissa Nadworny Apr 30, 2021 3 minutes
    Source: Michelle Kondrich for NPR

    In Jasmine Williams' family, graduating from the University of Michigan is a rite of passage. Her parents met on the campus, and her older sister graduated from the school a few years ago. She remembers sitting bundled up in the family section for that graduation. "It was overwhelming to feel so many people that proud," she says, "I remember sitting there watching her, and that was probably the first time I was like, 'OK, yeah, I like this. I can't wait to do this.'

    This year, Williams' own graduation will look a bit different. The main undergraduate ceremony from the football stadium on campus known as the Big House. There will be no family members in attendance, and students will be required to have a negative COVID-19 test result to enter.

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