Stop treating December graduates as second-class

TO THE EDITOR:

I’m writing to express my dissatisfaction with the University’s treatment of December graduates.

Though fall Commencement is a comparable ceremony to its May counterpart, December graduates like myself are being denied departmental ceremonies and/or receptions.

I feel disrespected to learn that my department does not deem a reception or other ceremony necessary.

My tuition and student fees are the same as those of May graduates, as is the quality of the work and time I’ve put into my degree.

To deny my fellow December graduates and me the recognition of even a room of chairs with a punch bowl is disrespectful to us, and to our families who will be here to support us next month.



Steve McQuaid

 Senior

Political Science