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Lawrence President Jill Beck reflects on the close of the academic year.

After 162 years, Lawrence sends its graduates into the world with style, pomp, and circumstance. Here’s a glimpse of the celebration as a record 347 graduates received their degrees in June 2011.

The 297 graduating seniors that walked across the stage on June 13 were reminded about how much they’d grown while at Lawrence. Class speaker Alicia Bones told them, “We learned to dig deep and pull out unexpected things. Lawrence has given us the tools to discover and the ability to do.“ Nobel Prize Laureate ThomasContinue Reading