Janelle Monáe gives a commencement speech at Loyola Marymount University's 2024 Graduate ceremony. JC Olivera/Getty Images hide caption
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From left: Alexis Jones (Cornell University), Mei Lamison (New York University), Anaka Srinivas (Northwestern University). Alexis Jones; Mei Lamison; Anaka Srinivas hide caption
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the graduating class of Johns Hopkins University via livestream from Ukraine on Thursday in Baltimore. Will Kirk/Johns Hopkins University via AP hide caption
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav stands onstage while being introduced before delivering a commencement address at Boston University on Sunday in Boston. Steven Senne/AP hide caption
With live ceremonies canceled across the U.S., former President Barack Obama gave graduating seniors a virtual commencement address on Saturday during the virtual event Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020. Getty Images for EIF & XQ hide caption
Obama, Malala, Jonas Brothers Send Off Class Of 2020 In Virtual Graduation
Anderson High School senior Teyaja Jones, right, poses in her cap and gown and a bandana face cover, Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Austin, Texas. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
Kristin Doherty (left) and Gina Kappes, advisers at North Salem High School in New York, performed a skit as part the video announcement that the 2020 graduation ceremony would take place at Four Brothers Drive In Theater next month. Courtesy of Gina Kappes hide caption
Salutatorian Paulette Olivas, left, stages with fellow Trevor G. Browne High School graduates at the Veterans Colosseum before 2019 Commencement in Phoenix, Ariz. Caitlin O'Hara for NPR hide caption
Jessica Moreno-Caycho graduates on Saturday from Virginia Commonwealth University. Courtesy of Jessica Moreno-Caycho hide caption
Desiree Armas (center) and her parents, Olga and Carlos Armas, left Peru when Desiree was 3 years old. Her immigration status made finding financial aid for college complicated. Joel Rose/NPR hide caption
For New Jersey DACA Student, The Road To College Is Bumpier Than Expected
The Goodwill Excel Center in Austin, TX. Gabriel Cristóver Pérez/KUT hide caption