In Photos: Undergraduate and Graduate Class of 2021 In-Person Commencement

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Bryan Lipiner is the Senior Manager for Social Media and Content Marketing at Babson College. Since arriving at Babson in 2019, he has dramatically scaled engagement and followings on Babson’s social media channels, led award-winning social media campaigns, written for Babson Thought & Action, and more. Prior to Babson, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Record-Journal newspaper in central Connecticut. Bryan received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in 2015.

| May 3, 2021

Students pose for a selfie as confetti falls.

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A year of pivots and prowess culminated May 1 and 2 as the undergraduate and graduate members of the Class of 2021 crossed the stage at our in-person commencement experiences.

Scroll through the gallery to find the highlights of the weekend in images, and don’t forget to follow along next weekend as we celebrate the undergraduate and graduate members of the Class of 2020.

*Graduates were distanced and masked during ceremonies but were permitted to remove masks outdoors for photo opportunities.

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Tagged Class of 2021, Commencement, Graduate, Student Life, Undergraduate

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