Tag: Graduation
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Colorado College alum Liz Cheney delivers commencement speech; graduates turn chairs away from stage in protest
More than 450 Colorado College students, many of whom were forced to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic just a few months after beginning college, celebrated their accomplishments during Sunday’s commencement ceremony at Ed Robson Arena. But the event was marked by a group protest of this year’s commencement speaker, CC alumna Liz Cheney, just minutes…
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Blues legend, Otis Taylor, receives honorary diploma 57 years after expulsion for long hair
In 1966 two months before his graduation from Manual High School, blues legend Otis Taylor told school administrators he would not comply with school policy mandating short hair for male students, so he was expelled. After a friend noticed Taylor’s photo in a notable grads display, Taylor began to tell people that he had in…
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Colorado law enforcement academy graduate inspired by fallen officer Eric Talley
Sam Dunbar was about two weeks from obtaining his real-estate agent’s license and beginning a career when a tragedy changed the course of his professional life. On March 22, 2021, a man walked into a King Soopers market in Boulder and opened fire. Ten people were killed in the mass shooting, including Eric Talley, a…
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Nurse permitted to sue over Community College of Denver’s statement she did not graduate
A Brighton woman who worked for 15 years as a nurse after graduating from the Community College of Denver may sue the school for its representation that she never received a degree, a career-altering allegation that reportedly plunged her into unemployment and foreclosure. The state’s Court of Appeals earlier this month reversed a decision by…
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2022 U.S. Air Force Academy graduation highlights
Scenes from the U.S. Air Force Academy 2022 graduation ceremony, where nearly 1,000 cadets crossed the stage at Falcon Stadium Wednesday as part of the school’s 64th graduating class. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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2022 Air Force Academy graduation and Thunderbirds air show: Live video and updates
It’s graduation day Wednesday at the Air Force Academy’s Falcon Stadium, where more than 1,000 cadets become officers. Can’t see the video at the top of this article? Go to this link: https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast UPDATES 12:15 p.m. The graduation ceremony is completed. 9:45 a.m.: The cadets have arrived! #USAFA2022. Here we go! pic.twitter.com/kyatRt61zo — U.S. Air Force Academy…
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EDITORIAL: State board declares ‘Thunderbirds’ a crime
Don’t look up unless you’re a racist. The Air Force Thunderbirds thundered over Colorado Springs on Monday and Tuesday in preparation for the annual F-16 air show Wednesday after the Air Force Academy graduation. The show is so grandiose it draws people from around the country. It is a display of our culture’s commitment to…
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Air Force Academy cadet submits resignation after refusing vaccine on religious grounds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A senior Air Force Academy cadet who faces the possibility of being kept from graduating with his classmates after refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds has begun proceedings to resign from the school, according to an academy official. The cadet, whose name…
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Denver Public Schools releases graduation ceremony dates
Denver Public Schools on Wednesday unveiled its schedule for graduation ceremonies. The district has around 50 ceremonies scheduled between May 17 and June 5, including: Denver South’s ceremony at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Magness Arena at the University of Denver Denver West’s ceremony at 6 p.m. May 24 at All-City Field Denver East’s ceremony at…
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CU Boulder to host in-person commencement
The University of Colorado Boulder’s Class of 2022 will get to walk across the stage and receive their diplomas at Folsom Field after two years of virtual ceremonies. The school will award nearly 9,000 degrees May 5. The ceremony will honor fall 2021 and spring and summer 2022 degree candidates, according to the university. NBC…