Bowdoin awards 467 degrees; Fauci gets honorary degree
BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — Bowdoin College on Saturday awarded 467 degrees at its 216th commencement ceremony on Saturday.
A pair of seniors, Sarisha Kurup and David Zhou, delivered the commencement in keeping with a tradition that dates to 1806 of giving speaking honors to graduating seniors.
The graduating class included students from 41 states, along with 22 countries and territories.
Gov. Janet Mills delivered a video greeting.
Honorary degrees were awarded virtually to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, along with NASA astronaut and Maine native Jessica Meir, and civil rights activist and Bowdoin alumnus DeRay Mckesson.
An honorary degree was given posthumously to civil rights activist and Freedom Rider William Harbour.