BU Commencement Postponed until Late Summer or Fall
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New date uncertain, but leaders determined to hold in-person graduation
Boston University is postponing its 147th Commencement and related events, originally scheduled for May 15 to 17, 2020, to either late August or early fall, bowing to safety needs amid the coronavirus pandemic, President Robert A. Brown announced Thursday.
For the 7,200 soon-to-be graduates, it’s sure to be emotionally wrenching news, the postponement of a milestone moment in their young lives—a ceremony they’ve been anticipating not just for weeks and months, but for years. The date that’s been marked on their calendars, when their friends and family would see them walking proudly onto Nickerson Field, draped in a red gown, excited to fling their mortarboards into the air, is suddenly in flux.
“I made the postponement decision with a heavy heart, but I am also mindful of the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic and our public safety obligations,” Robert A. Brown, BU president, wrote in a letter to graduates and their families. “Regrettably, it is impossible to be definitive about a date until the epidemic subsides and we feel it will be safe to hold the exercises.” He pledged to update the community by May 1.
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