UNC celebrated its spring Class of 2021 with an in-person commencement ceremony at Kenan Stadium on Friday, May 14 — the first time the university has been able to celebrate its graduates in person since 2019.
UNC celebrates its spring graduates at a commencement ceremony at Kenan Stadium on Friday, May 14. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz speaks to graduates at a UNC commencement ceremony at Kenan Stadium on Friday, May 14. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks virtually to graduates at a UNC commencement ceremony at Kenan Stadium on Friday, May 14. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A UNC graduate turns her tassel to signify her graduation at a UNC commencement ceremony at Kenan Stadium on Friday, May 14. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Family and friends of graduates sit in the stands at a UNC commencement ceremony at Kenan Stadium on Friday, May 14. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett speaks virtually to graduates at a UNC commencement ceremony at Kenan Stadium on Friday, May 14. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Friends and family of graduates hold up signs with their faces at a UNC commencement ceremony at Kenan Stadium on Friday, May 14. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz speaks to graduates at a UNC commencement ceremony at Kenan Stadium on Friday, May 14. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Dr. Anthony Fauci is recognized with an honorary degree at a UNC commencement ceremony at Kenan Stadium on Friday, May 14. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
UNC graduates sit socially-distant from each other on the field at a UNC commencement ceremony at Kenan Stadium on Friday, May 14. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
UNC graduates search for their family and friends in the stands at a UNC commencement ceremony at Kenan Stadium on Friday, May 14. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Part of a famous UNC quote is portrayed on a sign at a UNC commencement ceremony at Kenan Stadium on Friday, May 14. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
UNC graduates pose for a group photo at a UNC commencement ceremony at Kenan Stadium on Friday, May 14. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Graduates stand up and are recognized by UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz at a UNC commencement ceremony at Kenan Stadium on Friday, May 14. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Dr. Fauci was awful as a speaker. So sad he was involved in what was otherwise a very nice ceremony,
I couldn’t help but notice that there is not a single Black student visible among the photos shown of the graduates in your gallery, nor are any there any Black families in attendance among those pictured. Yet there are TWO photos in your gallery of the same blond, blue-eyed graduate. Although a photo of a Black commencement speaker is shown, the rest of the photos would leave the impression that the student body is mostly white women. I realize that white women are likely the largest single demographic among UNC’s graduates, but the photos you chose to display (or those taken) do not portray UNC as “…the University of the people” as the Kuralt quote you cited suggests. I’m disappointed in your coverage.