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Humphrey School Dean Nisha Botchwey congratulates graduates at the School's commencement ceremony May 14, 2022. Photo: Bruce SilcoxThe excitement was palpable as graduates of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs celebrated their commencement Saturday at the first in-person ceremony in three years. Due to pandemic restrictions, the School held virtual ceremonies the past two years, but some graduates from 2020 and 2021 returned to participate. An enthusiastic crowd of faculty, staff, family, and friends attended the ceremony at Ted Mann Concert Hall to celebrate the accomplishments of more than 150 master’s degree recipients, along with six who received their doctoral degrees. At her first commencement as dean of the Humphrey School, Nisha Botchwey praised the graduates for their perseverance through a difficult few years, marked by the pandemic and racial injustice sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police nearly two years ago. Other challeng