Graduation

Psychotherapist Tess Brigham recommends these great reads to all of her college graduate-age patients, and says life “would have been a lot easier” if she read them in her 20s.

The coronavirus pandemic has led to a rough year for everyone. To ease your stress, soak in some timeless advice from billionaire investor Mark Cuban.

A South Bay man is putting smiles on graduates’ faces after he came up with a way to keep one of the components of a traditional graduation intact amid at-home ceremonies.

Mike Gross used his professional announcer skills to give seniors part of the usual graduation ceremony. NBC 7’s Mari Payton has more.

Coronado High School’s planned graduation ceremony was scheduled to be held Thursday, but the County sent a cease and desist letter ordering them to halt the in-person celebration due to safety concerns.

Students and parents told NBC 7’s Claudette Stefanian they didn’t think the ceremony was a big deal.

The county health department canceled an in-person ceremony for Coronado High School, saying it violated the COVID-19 public health order. NBC 7’s Allison Ash heard from some students, who said that decision was unfair.

Public health officials ordered Coronado High School to halt its in-person graduation ceremony.

President Barack Obama says failed police practices, inequality and decades worth of anguish have fueled the nationwide protests following the recent deaths of unarmed black women and men, including George Floyd

Latino graduates from across the country were honored on Friday in a virtual celebration put on by Excelencia in Education, a national organization that works with institutions of higher education to improve Latino college enrollment and completion. “Forty percent of Latinos that go to college are the first in their families to go,” Excelencia co-founder and CEO Deborah Santiago said. “This...

With millions of Californians out of work, many students are wondering what school will look like in the fall. Some students are also wondering if they can afford another semester.

A Southern California college graduate achieved something exceptional in what has been a spring unlike any other for students. At just 13, Jack Rico, of La Mirada, graduated from Fullerton College with four associate degrees. He is the college’s youngest ever graduate.  “I still can’t really believe that I’ve achieved something like this,” Rico said. “I didn’t know that...

NBC 7’s Consumer Bob has some tips for students trying to stay on top of their finances.

Measuring 100 feet long and filled with the names of nearly 800 graduating seniors, a pair of business owners in San Marcos, California, have given a memorable gift to their local class of 2020: a sign of hope and perseverance.

It’s been a tough year for the high school class of 2020 as they were forced to complete their last year online and stripped of notable events associated with their final semester – the biggest being walking across the stage at graduation as a sign of the culmination of their studies.

Graduation season is upon us and it may look a little different this year — being in the midst of a pandemic and all — but electric companies are sharing a familiar warning: keep your Mylar balloons away from our power lines.

The future looks grim for the Class of 2020

Seniors at California State University, San Marcos will be celebrated in a social distancing-friendly manner Friday morning with a graduation parade, according to the university.

A long line of cars cruised through CSU San Marcos in celebration of the Class of 2020. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford has details on how the seniors are feeling about the graduation parade.