Students celebrate after receiving their diplomas from the University of Pittsburgh during graduation ceremonies Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Megan Hiser, 22, of Cleveland, waits to receive her diploma from the University of Pittsburgh during graduation ceremonies Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at PNC Park. Her hat translates to “It’s the end of it all.” (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Film and communications major Jacob Mahaffey, 21, of Marietta, OH, adjusts the GoPro on the top of his hat before graduating from the University of Pittsburgh Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Mercy Jematia of Eldoret, Kenya, dries son Eli Anthony’s face before entering Petersen Events Center for a graduation ceremony at the University of Pittsburgh on Thursday, April 29, 2021. Holding Eli, 1, is Jematia’s uncle Wilson Butturu. Jematia graduated with a master’s degree in administrative and policy studies. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Tracy Bowman of Johnstown, center left, and Annessa Bontrager of Arlington, Va., greet each other prior to a graduation ceremony at the University of Pittsburgh’s Peterson Events Center on rainy Thursday, April 29, 2021. Both graduated with doctorate degrees in education in 2020 and were taking part in the Thursday ceremony because the pandemic interrupted last year’s graduation ceremonies. On left, is Bowman’s husband Tyler. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Pitt graduating senior Alison Chilcott poses for a portrait on campus on Friday, April 30, 2021, in Oakland. Chilcott lives in South Oakland and is graduating on Tuesday with a dual degree in biology and French. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Morgan Ottley, a 2021 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, stands for a portrait on campus, Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Oakland. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Beatrice Fadrigon, a 2021 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, stands for a portrait on campus, Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Oakland. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Pitt graduating senior Alison Chilcott poses for a portrait on campus on Friday, April 30, 2021, in Oakland. Chilcott lives in South Oakland and is graduating on Tuesday with a dual degree in biology and French. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Rebecca Costello, of Rices Landing, takes photos of her daughter Emma Frank, a 2021 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, in front of the panther statue outside of the William Pitt Union, Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Oakland. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
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