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May 31, 2020

Bates College graduates 463 in historic virtual Commencement ceremony

From the tumult of their abbreviated senior year to the triumph of a historic graduation, the Bates College Class of 2020 graduated on Sunday in a virtual Commencement livestreamed to more than 10,000 viewers.

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