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Watch UC Berkeley’s complete 2021 commencement ceremony

The pandemic did not diminish your years of hard work, Berkeley tells graduate

By Public Affairs, Public Affairs

The bear statue in Lower Sproul Plaza is wearing a blue face mask.
This bear statue, high off the ground on Lower Sproul Plaza, sports a blue mask on its snout — a reminder to students to keep themselves and each other safe from COVID-19. (Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)

May 14, 2021

UC Berkeley’s 2021 commencement ceremony was held on Saturday, May 15.

UC Berkeley had a simple message for the thousands of graduating students who make up the Class of 2021: The pandemic did not diminish your years of hard work, nor did it define who you will become. In fact, it has brought into sharp focus the remarkable humans you already are.

That message permeated Saturday’s live-streamed commencement ceremonies. Highlights included: