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‘Examples of Resilliance': Unhoused High School Students Overcome Adversities to Graduate
Graduations are always inspiring – but perhaps none more so than the high school graduation of students from the Monarch School in Barrio Logan.
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Unhoused San Diego Students Graduate High School Despite the Odds
Students from Barrio Logan’s Monarch School have graduated in spite of huge adversities that go beyond the pandemic. NBC 7’s Rory Devine has more on their inspiring stories.
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These Are the 10 Best Cities in the U.S. for Recent College Graduates
Rental listing site Zumper compiled a ranking of the top 10 U.S. cities for recent college graduates, based on factors like rental prices and median income for under-25-year-olds.
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Graduation Scams to Look Out for
Scammers have been targeting new graduates. NBC 7 San Diego’s Sergio Flores has more details.
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Grad Season Scams Target Parents and Students
Graduation is a big step for students as they enter a big transition in life, but that can also bring a lot of stress. When people get worried, scammers try and take advantage of that pressure.
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Paralyzed Cal Rugby Star Walks Across Stage to Receive His College Diploma
UC Berkeley graduate Robert Paylor walked across the stage to get his diploma Sunday, just four years after being paralyzed while playing rugby.
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FAMU Erases $16M Worth of Student Debt in Graduation Surprise
Hundreds of college students in Florida graduated this weekend with their school debt wiped clean.
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‘Don't Hurry to Grow Up': 9 Older Millennials Share Their Best Advice to Recent Grads
Despite all the challenges they’ve faced, most older millennials are content with how their lives turned out. Here’s their best advice to the next generation.
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Nurses Bring Ceremony to Hospitalized High School Senior Missing Graduation
An 18-year-old South Torrance High student had to be hospitalized shortly before his graduation. When it became clear he would not be discharged in time, his nurses arranged a ceremony for him inside Little Company of Mary.
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Why This Harvard-Bound Student Gave Up Her $40K Scholarship
Recent Massachusetts high school graduate Verda Tetteh is off to Harvard University this fall – and helping some of her fellow classmates along the way. We spoke to Tetteh about why she declined a $40,000 scholarship and asked it be given to other kids headed to community colleges.
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Almost Half of Older Millennials Wish They'd Chosen a Different Career Path—What They'd Do Differently
Older millennials across the country share what they’d do differently in their career.
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SDUSD's Class of 2021 Graduating at Petco Park
After a rough year due to the coronavirus pandemic, graduating seniors from San Diego Unified School District will get to celebrate their milestone by walking across the stage at Petco Park.
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94-Year-Old Man Will Finally Walk at Graduation After Missing His Own Due to WWII
In 1945, World War II Veteran Ed Kinslow missed his high school graduation because he was busy flying for the Air Force. At age 94, he is finally getting the chance to walk across the stage on graduation day.
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SDUSD's Class of 2021 to Graduate at Petco Park
Graduation is about to get sweeter for San Diego Unified School District’s Class of 2021 since they will get to celebrate their achievement at Petco Park.
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Harvard-Bound Senior Asks That $40K College Scholarship Be Given to Others
At her graduation from a Massachusetts high school, a Harvard-bound senior asked that her school give tens of thousands of dollars it had awarded her for a college scholarship to someone attending a community college instead.
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NC Student Who Wore Mexican Flag Receives Diploma
A North Carolina high school student was originally denied his diploma after he wore a Mexican flag as a cape to his graduation ceremony. School officials said he violated the dress code.
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‘Dare to Dream Big': DACA Recipient Graduates From San Diego State University
A San Diego County resident and DACA recipient who worked several jobs to pay his way through college achieved part of his dreams Tuesday when he graduated from San Diego State University.
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DACA Recipient Graduates From SDSU, Sets Sights on Teaching, Inspiring Other Students
Javier Diego Jacinto is daring others to dream big.
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SDSU Graduation at Petco Park
The first of seven SDSU commencement ceremonies began today at Petco Park – a celebration extra special that was once feared threatened by the pandemic. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford has more on the momentous event.
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SDSU In-Person Commencements Kick Off at Petco Park
The moment that hundreds of students have dreamed of is finally here and in just a matter of hours, dozens of San Diego State University students will walk across a stage as graduates.