Graduate smiles and waves at crowd during ceremony. Image by: Bob Durling More than 7,500 graduates from UMass Boston鈥檚 Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 were honored Thursday as the university held in鈥, Chancellor Marcelo Su谩rez-Orozco, applauded the remarkable achievements of the two graduating classes of Beacons, praising their resilience, determination, and ability to improvise. 鈥淚n the face of the grave challenges of our day,鈥, 3,860 members of the Class of 2021, and , 3,727 in the Class of 2020. , Graduates hail from more than 140 countries around the world, and speak 100 different languages. More than 50 percent of UMass Boston students are first-generation college students. The university鈥, Martin Meehan, , Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Kathleen Theoharides G鈥07, and Boston Globe columnist Adrian Walker. Theoharides and Walker both received a Chancellor鈥檚 Medal for Distinguished Service., Undergraduate JFK Award winners Maurice Roberson 鈥21 and Maria Vasco 鈥20, and graduate student speakers Anthony C. Martin 鈥21, Christie Towers 鈥20, and Marta Pag谩n-Ortiz 鈥20 also offered words of鈥, Adrian Walker delivers speech during commencement Walker told the Class of 2020 to continue to be champions of equity, justice, and truth. 鈥淚f there鈥檚 one thing that defines UMass Boston, in my eyes鈥, Theoharides , spoke of how it won鈥檛 be science alone that brings us back from the pandemic or helps us rebuild. 鈥淪cience is what gives us answers and solutions, and yes even hope,鈥 she said. 鈥淏ut it will be people鈥, Theoharids said., UMass President Marty Meehan, told graduates that we are at the threshold of reaching a better place. 鈥淲e can sense a reawakening,鈥 Meehan said. 鈥淭he world needs the members of this very special class to help it reawaken, to鈥
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