For many who graduated from college during the COVID-19 pandemic, a video call replaced a traditional commencement. Colleges hustled to organize remote ceremonies and some innovative students even created a virtual Minecraft graduation for all to take part in. But cyberspace can only offer so much.
As the Class of 2022 crosses the stage this spring, colleges are reconsidering what they can do for the two classes who turned their tassels in quarantine. Some institutions, like the University of Oregon and the University of Maryland, Global Campus, opened this year’s ceremonies to alumni from the past two years.
