‘We Should Celebrate’: In-Person Graduations Return to New York

After one of the most eventful school years they’ll ever experience, the class of 2021 celebrated their accomplishments in person and in style.

Opinion | Dear Class of 2021: Don’t Do Your Homework. Live Your Life.

Kara Swisher with a lesson for young people on the value of risk-taking and digital responsibility.

As Texas Abortion Law Nears, Opponents Amplify a Valedictorian’s Speech

In a surprise rewrite of her planned graduation speech, Paxton Smith, 18, of Dallas, denounced the new law, and the video was widely shared online. Not everyone was a fan.

14 Excerpts from Commencement Speeches Without the Word C*vid

(And only Dr. Fauci gets to say “p*ndemic,” because he’s Dr. Fauci.)

At Naval Academy Graduation, Harris Focuses on Strengthening a ‘Fragile’ World

Vice President Kamala Harris, the school’s first female commencement speaker, used her speech to address some of the Biden administration’s most urgent challenges.

Opinion | The Great Unmasking

After Covid, a better life is possible.