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Photos: UW spring commencement
UW-Madison graduating nursing students, from left, Raquel Burnham, Samira Barti, Saffiatu Barrie, are recognized for their degree during the spring commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 14, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison graduating student Maizoua Xiong adjusts her cap, with a crown placed on top, before the start of the spring commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 14, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison graduates "Jump Around" during the spring commencement ceremony. Due to construction on the southern side of Camp Randall, some graduates got to sit in the stadium's student section, a commencement first.
A cappella group, Tangled Up in Blue, perform during the UW spring commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 14, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison graduating students are recognized for their degrees during the spring commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 14, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank waves to graduating students as she heads to the stage to speak during the spring commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 14, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison students graduating with a masters in education, from left, Taylor Schleif, Jenner McLeod, Ashlyn Blare and Cecilia Grinis cheer on their friend as she is seen on the large screen display being interviewed during the spring commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 14, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. representative to the United Nations and an alumna of UW-Madison, waves to students on her way to the stage at the start of the UW spring commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 14, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison graduating students in engineering try to keep cool with a commemorative towel given to participants during the spring commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 14, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison graduating senior, Barni Shiferaw, speaks during the spring commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 14, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison graduating students, from left, Michael Walsh, Michael Burns, Jeremiah Clark and Noah Prudlo play a game of beer dice outside their fraternity, Pi Lambda Phi, before attending the spring commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 14, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison graduating student, Julia Sheldon, right, hugs her mom, Jodie, from Sheboygan, before the start of the spring commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 14, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison graduating students enter Camp Randall Stadium for the spring commencement ceremony in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 14, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison graduate Jacob Buchbinder, left, is congratulated by family after being recognized in the spring commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday, May 14, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
