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Commencement 2020

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Commencement Announcement

From Dean McHenry's announcement:

With deep sadness, I regret to announce that we have decided to postpone the Commencement ceremony, which had been rescheduled for Saturday, August 8. On behalf of the Vermont Law School community, I regret the disappointment this announcement will surely bring to you and your families, as it does to all of us. We were so looking forward to seeing you and handing you a diploma.

However, we will celebrate your Commencement on May 15, 2021 along with the Class of 2021. We look forward to joyfully welcoming the Class of 2020 back to South Royalton next May and providing both classes -- 2020 and 2021 -- with the pomp and circumstance you so richly deserve. There will be bagpipes and champagne, hopefully sun and no snow, and your proud faculty, staff and families will gather around you to celebrate your hard work. We hope you can plan to join us then. We will hand you your diplomas at that ceremony, or they can be picked up on campus or mailed to you this summer.