Arrayán Vanegas-Farrara, from left, fist bumps fellow student Miranda Van Mooy as Pricilla Vasquez looks on after receiving their diplomas during Connecticut College's 106th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

Grace Robinson grimaces as she accepts her diploma during Connecticut College's 106th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

Meicheng Lu, from right, Samuel Lovejoy, Alexander Lorenzo-Cruz and Nicholas Lorentzen throw their caps during the 106th Commencement of Connecticut College on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

Fanny Ditlevsen hugs family members beforehand during the 106th Commencement of Connecticut College on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

Linet Mercedes cheers as her name is called during Connecticut College's 106th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

David Murray, right, celebrates with Connor Murray as they wait to receive their diplomas during Connecticut College's 106th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

Jazmine Guzman reacts to receiving her diploma during Connecticut College's 106th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

Mya Johnson reacts to the cold as she kneels before Connecticut College's 106th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

Class President Lyndon Inglis (right) and Vice President Jocelyn Pinero struck the Castle Court gong to begin the procession during Connecticut College's 106th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

Danna Sandoval Markett, right, loses her cap as she hugs her friend Anahi Lopez Patino after receiving her diploma during Connecticut College's 106th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

Commencement speaker Laura Coates (right) receives her honorary degree from Maria Wyckoff Boyce, vice chair of the Connecticut College Board of Trustees, during Connecticut College's 106th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo -Reprints

Graduates line up to receive their diplomas during Connecticut College's 106th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

Molly Reid waves to family members as she enters Temple Green during Connecticut College's 106th Commencement Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

Graduates wait for the procession to begin during Connecticut College's 106th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

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Class representative Gianna De La Cruz watches as her name is announced during Connecticut College's 106th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

Family members cheer on Jasity Mena during Connecticut College's 106th Commencement Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

Jazmine Guzman waves to family members after receiving her diploma during Connecticut College's 106th Commencement Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

Omobolanle Abegunde hugs Jocelyn Pinero as she waits to receive her diplomas during Connecticut College's 106th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

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Professor Maria Cruz-Saco reacts to the trial of a former student on Temple Green during the 106th Commencement of Connecticut College on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

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Graduates, including Linh Nguyen, enter Temple Green during Connecticut College's 106th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

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Interim President Leslie Wong speaks to the crowd during Connecticut College's 106th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

Jasity Mena stops by to accept the Anna Lord Strauss Medal during Connecticut College's 106th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints

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Nicholas Phelps, left, adjusts his cap as he speaks with Joseph Pimlott as they wait for their names to be called during Connecticut College's 106th Commencement on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy photo reprints