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After missed commencement, blue-and-gold buildings honor 2020 graduates

By Public Affairs

Wheeler Hall lit up in blue and gold
In addition to ranking 12th globally and 10th nationally, UC Berkeley ranks 9th for quality of education and 8th for quality of faculty. (UC Berkeley photo by Keegan Houser)
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A message to graduates was projected on Sather Tower Friday evening. (UC Berkeley photo by Keegan Houser)
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Doe Library (UC Berkeley photo by Keegan Houser)
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Sather Tower on Friday evening. (UC Berkeley photo by Keegan Houser)
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The dome of International House was lit up in blue and gold Friday evening. (UC Berkeley photo by Keegan Houser)
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Sather Tower at dusk. (UC Berkeley photo by Keegan Houser)
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Sather Tower and Doe Library, were among the buildings lit up to honor graduates. (UC Berkeley photo by Keegan Houser)

Buildings on UC Berkeley’s campus were lit up in blue and gold colors this weekend to honor the graduating class of 2020, who were not able to able to participate in the planned commencement activities due to COVID-19.

Hundreds of graduates and their families were expected to gather in Memorial Stadium this weekend for the commencement ceremony. Instead, graduates, some of who moved home in March, were forced to join a variety of virtual celebrations, including a virtual commencement in a video-game version of UC Berkeley.

Read more about the class of 2020 on Berkeley News.