'Never forget what made you who you are.' First Lady Jill Biden, a long-time advocate for higher education, delivered the keynote speech at LA City College's first in-person commencement ceremony in three years.
LOS ANGELES -- First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, a long-time advocate for higher education, especially community colleges, delivered the keynote speech at Los Angeles City College's first in-person commencement ceremony in three years.
Among the graduates was a mother who went into labor during her final exams. And David Rojas, who overcame a major obstacle, he says, to graduate today. "Never forget what made you who you are, and then you will be ready for wherever you choose to go next," Biden said."So on behalf of my husband, the president, and me, congratulations graduates!"
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