01/07/2026 12:32:04 PMJoshua RizkallCommencement speaker and honorary degree recipient, Courtney B. Vance

Though it’s hard to capture the full weight of a day like Commencement in words, President Nicholas Covino’s opening address may have expressed it best when he told the crowd of graduates, family, and friends that Commencement at William James College was about compassion.

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