Barack and Michelle Obama will give virtual commencement speeches for the Class of 2020
The announcement came after a ground swell of requests fromover the past few weeks for Barack to give a national commencement speech for students who had their ceremonies canceled or postponed out of fear of the coronavirus.
Many schools have turned to virtual commencement ceremonies, with one university in Japan even having graduates walk across the stage using“I’ve always loved joining commencements––the culmination of years of hard work and sacrifice.
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