Getting Ready to Commence

By Herman Berliner. It’s that time of year. We are all getting ready for commencement and we are all trying to do whatever tweaking will make the commencement more of a  special moment for our students/graduates. A few years ago, we moved all our May commencements indoors for the first time in my memory. Of course, also part of my memories are the outdoor commencements where it rained or, even worse, there was thunder and lightning, and the outdoor commencements where winter made a reprise in May, or August arrived early instead. Read more...