Parents and students rally outside the Michigan Union on March 6, 2021, calling for an in-person Spring Commencement. (Meredith Bruckner)
ANN ARBOR – A group of University of Michigan parents and students gathered outside the Michigan Union on Saturday afternoon calling for the school to offer an in-person graduation.
“We very much wish that we could hold a safe Commencement in Michigan Stadium, along with the many other celebration activities that are a fundamental part of our community life and traditions,” U-M President Mark Schlissel wrote in a letter to the campus community at the time. “We still do not know what public health measures will need to be in place in May to hold events like commencement.”
U-M students, parents rally for in-person graduation
‘Big House, big day, in-person graduation all the way’ chanted protesters
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Students have missed out on some big milestones due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Parents and students gathered in Ann Arbor Saturday to preserve a big milestone at the University of Michigan.
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A rally was held to push U-M officials to hold an in-person graduation. They said other universities are doing it and that it can be done safely.
The attendees of the rally chanted “Big House, big day, in-person graduation all the way,” in front of Michigan Union on State Street.