3,593 Huskers receive degrees in May ceremonies

Graduates moves their tassels to the left side of their graduation caps toward the end of the afternoon undergraduate commencement ceremony May 17 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Graduates moves their tassels to the left side of their graduation caps toward the end of the afternoon undergraduate commencement ceremony May 17 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred 3,683 degrees during commencement exercises May 3, 16 and 17.

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The degrees were earned by 3,593 graduates from 57 countries, 46 U.S. states and 250-plus Nebraska communities.

“As students, you have raised our level of critical thinking and creative activity as a world-leading institution of higher learning, adding to the legacy of alumni who have earned their degrees at Nebraska,” Chancellor Rodney Bennett told the graduates in the morning ceremony May 17 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. “We are proud of you.”

The May graduating class earned 139 new Juris Doctor degrees, 523 other new graduate and professional degrees and 3,019 new baccalaureate degrees. The university has awarded 327,012 degrees since it was founded in 1869.

Get more details about the commencement ceremony and graduates in Nebraska Today.

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