No valedictorian speech. No celebrity speakers. No main-stage ceremony, and no massive graduate walk to “Pomp and Circumstance” before tens of thousands of guests. Instead, USC’s graduating seniors — ...

The crowd inside USC’s Galen Center erupted in a prolonged symphony of applause Friday as Asna Tabassum — the Muslim valedictorian whose speech was canceled by university leaders amid controversy over ...

The CSUN Pride Center’s annual Rainbow Graduation event on Friday, May 17 put a spotlight on the achievements of LGBTQIA+ students celebrating this important milestone in their educational journey.

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- The Oakland Unified School District says there will be extra security measures in place at its remaining graduation ceremonies, a precaution that comes after three people were ...

The 18-year-old high schooler says his ceremony falls on the same day as an out-of-state award ceremony for his 14-year-old stepsister Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...

For more than a year the Humble High School Project Graduation Committee has worked to prepare for a one-night transformation of the campus into a playground for its graduating seniors. But as the May ...

Fireworks capped the "Trojan Family Graduate Celebration" at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which was planned after the traditional main-stage ceremony at Alumni Park was canceled. (Gina Ferazzi / Los ...