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105-year-old dons cap and gown, gets overdue degree from Stanford
STANFORD -- At age 105, Virginia Hislop has lived a full life with two children, four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. She has devoted much of her life to education and has served on school and college boards in central Washington, where she lives.Despite her success, she says something was missing."From time to time, I wished I had finished and gotten my master's (degree)," Hislop said. "Part of it was the fact that I've been a college director for a good number of years and I didn't have the advanced degree that some of the other ones did."Hislop had taken...
Stanford graduates walk out of commencement in pro-Palestine protest
(KRON) – Graduates of Stanford University walked out of their commencement ceremony on Sunday in protest for Palestine. In a video provided by a viewer (see above), multiple Stanford graduates walked out of their graduation ceremony with the Palestinian flag as their sashes. The students and graduates are demanding the university divest from companies that […]
Stanford main graduation ceremony will require tickets
Stanford University is changing up admission to its main commencement ceremony Sunday, allowing only people with tickets to attend. Recent pro-Palestinian protests and encampments have been threatening community safety, the university says, though the students involved in at least one protest insisted it remained peaceful. Only eligible graduates can request...
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