Graduations are something special. They signify the end of an era, the beginning of a new chapter and, most of all, they celebrate hard-earned accomplishment. Whether you're a member of the Class of ...

The University of Colorado Boulder is jazzing up its graduation music, a break away from tradition that will result in a very different-sounding ceremony on May 9. CU Boulder’s College of Music ...

Commencement is the rare American ritual that still has rules. That’s why it’s ripe for disruption. By Jason Farago Recycled robes, processional marches, silver pens from Tiffany: It is graduation ...

A student commencement speaker, Meghan Anand, offered remarks after USC did away with the tradition of selecting a valedictorian to give an address. About 35,000 people attended the evening event at ...

Save the date – the high school graduation season will soon be upon us. The graduates have suffered through their last set of final exams, turned in the last of their books and computers, and ...

As thousands of families poured into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for USC's main-stage commencement on Thursday night, the scene had the feel of the usual collegiate event held there: a football ...