On-Demand Pomp: Under the Circumstances: A Virtual Commencement

Pomp Under the Circumstances: Students in Cap and Gown with COVID-19 masks

Watch On-Demand: Attend virtual graduation. Hear excerpts from commencement speeches and messages to the class of 2020 from a variety of public figures -- journalists, philanthropists, sports figures, historians, writers and performers - and from the students themselves.

With all the changes to traditional graduation ceremonies and the tradition of the inspirational commencement address, millions of students are being deprived of a rite of passage. Pomp Under the Circumstances: A Virtual Commencement will feature excerpts from commencement speeches and messages to the class of 2020 from a variety of public figures – journalists, philanthropists, sports figures, historians, writers and performers – and from the students themselves, offering graduating high school and college students insight, inspiration, and some wisdom about how to navigate their lives in these next few crucial years.