Graduates in the Class of 2021 shared their stories with reporters.
Class of 2021 students from La Salle University spoke with the media this month about their paths toward graduation, while faculty and staff handled topics ranging from Commencement and the 2020 Census, to a chlorine shortage and the strife hiring managers are experiencing.
Here are some highlights from the month of May:
Injury and financial hardship couldn’t keep these La Salle graduates from earning a degree
Philadelphia Inquirer | May 13
Members of La Salle’s Class of 2021 have had to overcome all types of hardships financial, emotional, personal, and professional en route to earning their degrees. Five graduates shared their stories of resilience and success with the Philadelphia Inquirer.
La Salle News
One day, two Commencement ceremonies, and one unique location
The Classes of 2020 and 2021 took part in the first Commencement ceremonies ever held at Lincoln Financial Field.
To deliver an in-person graduation experience for its Classes of 2020 and 2021, La Salle University had to think big, get creative, and go where no other college or university had gone before: Lincoln Financial Field.
La Salle brought the spirit of 20th and Olney to 11th and Pattison on Saturday, May 15, mounting separate celebrations for the Classes of 2020 and 2021 at the South Philadelphia football stadium.
The Commencement ceremonies, which were also livestreamed, were the first ever to be held at the home of the Philadelphia Eagles. They also marked La Salle’s first off-campus Commencement since 1996, when the University conferred degrees at the former Philadelphia Civic Center in University City.