College and university commencements 2021: Pa. schools holding in-person, virtual, drive-in ceremonies
Updated May 05, 2021;
Posted May 03, 2021
Colleges and universities in Pennsylvania are holding in-person, virtual, drive-in and drive through ceremonies for commencement 2021. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)AP
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Some held them virtually.
A year later, colleges and universities have scheduled commencement ceremonies in person, virtually, drive in and drive through. In some cases, in-person events will be held over multiple days or multiple times in one day to reduce the number of people attending.
Some schools are either including the class of 2020 or holding separate events for them.
Some of the schools have plans to move outdoor ceremonies indoor if it rains. That could limit the number of people who may attend.
Seldom is a subject such an obvious choice for story of the year.
But unlike 2001’s 9/11 or 2016’s election, the coronavirus story kept happening day after day after day. Like the virus itself, the story just wouldn’t stop.
It appears it will consume 2021 as well.
From reports of a “new illness” in China in January to the approval and distribution of vaccines in December, the tale of covid-19 is complex. It’s been an incredible, agonizing, frustrating, infuriating, daunting and deadly journey.
Coronavirus’ story actually began in December 2019, when 41 cases were first identified in Wuhan, China. Many researchers believe the virus originated in bats, although further studies are being conducted.