Two graduates take a selfie Saturday, May 13, 2023, while they and their fellow graduates wait for a professional photographer to set up for their Class of 2023 group photo before the Mitchell College commencement ceremony in New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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A graduate responds to people cheering for her Saturday, May 13, 2023, during the processional of the Mitchell College commencement ceremony in New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Graduates share a laugh Saturday, May 13, 2023, before their Mitchell College commencement ceremony in New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Family and friends watch Saturday, May 13, 2023, as the graduates pass by in the processional during the Mitchell College commencement ceremony in New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Jake Margetta, left, of North Attleborough, Mass., chats with Alana Chappelle, of Waterford, Saturday, May 13, 2023, while waiting in their section for the procession to begin for the Mitchell College commencement ceremony in New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Graduates spend time together Saturday, May 13, 2023, before the Mitchell College commencement ceremony in New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Gabrielle Simpson, of St. Simons Island, Ga., waves to friends Saturday, May 13, 2023, at the start of the Mitchell College commencement ceremony in New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Graduates laugh Saturday, May 13, 2023, during Attorney General of Connecticut William Tong’s commencement speech during the Mitchell College commencement ceremony in New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Althea Gilliam, right, of Ledyard, shakes hands with a faculty member Saturday, May 13, 2023, as she comes off the stage after receiving her diploma during the Mitchell College commencement ceremony in New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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