For many college students, walking across the stage is a recognition of years of hard work — and often sacrifices from their families. But colleges across the country have had to postpone or outright cancel graduations amid the coronavirus crisis.
toggle captionStill others, like Trinity Washington University, a small private school in Washington, D.C., has said it's looking for a date in June to reschedule an in-person ceremony.
When Sandra Mendez, who's set to graduate from Trinity this May, heard the news about postponing graduation, she was heartbroken:"I have been waiting for this day since I was little." Her family was planning to finally visit campus for her graduation ceremony. Instead, their travel plans are cancelled. She's lucky that her part-time job at Trader Joe's is still bringing in some money, and says her future plans to become a veterinarian may be on hold for a bit.Celebrating graduation wasn't really about her, says Monica Ferrufino, who's finishing up at California State University, Los Angeles. It was really going to be for her parents.
Yolanda Norman, a researcher of first-generation college students, crowdsourced a list of ideas on how schools can hold ceremonies amid the Covid-19 pandemic."Someone said: 'Can we just please have a graduation and stand six feet apart?'"she says, laughing."It's not going to happen, but it would be awesome."
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