David Brooks, New York Times, during the closing lunch as part of the Knight Media Forum 2019 in Miami. (Photo by Patrick Farrell, Wikimedia Commons)
On Monday, May 24, the Class of 2021 graduated from Boston College. At the in-person ceremony, the graduates and their guests were addressed by David Brooks, a columnist at The New York Times
and the author of The Road to Character
and The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life
, among other books. Mr. Brooks spoke about the challenge and opportunity of graduating into a world emerging from a pandemic and developing a new set of cultural values. During the ceremony, Mr. Brooks was awarded an honorary degree.
May 20, 2021
In this conversation, Dana is joined by Clinical Psychologist and an Associate Professor of Human Development at the University of Virginia who specializes in twentysomethings,
Dr. Meg Jay and Co-Anchor of America’s Newsroom on FOX News Channel,
Bill Hemmer. They share what advice they have for recent graduates or graduates at heart.
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We re well on our way to having normal college graduation celebrations, but many universities and schools are still putting their grandiose ceremonies on hold until next year. Still, there are still many ways to make your family members and friends feel special after all of their hard work.