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RETURN OF THE CLASS OF 2020

TWO YEARS AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC POSTPONED in-person commencement ceremonies , the Class of 2020 returned to UC San Diego for a special celebration to recognize the completion of their degrees .
More than 1,250 members of the Class of 2020 , now alumni , dressed in their ceremonial caps and gowns , walked onto RIMAC Field together before they were individually recognized on stage — including hooding ceremonies for doctoral degree recipients .
The event included a special recognition from Chancellor Pradeep K . Khosla and Kimberley Phillips Boehm , ’ 82 , president , Alumni Board of Directors . “ You are a unique class … You ’ re here today because no matter where you ventured in the last two years , you have come back to celebrate this incredible accomplishment as a class ,” said Boehm . •
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