DURHAM, N.C. – Duke University held its annual university-wide commencement ceremony Sunday at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium to celebrate its three graduating classes of the academic year: September 2020, December 2020 and May 2021 as 201 student-athletes received degrees.
Roughly 1,859 undergrads will be feted at the outdoor ceremony, a step toward normalcy after a one-year pause in 2020 due to COVID-19. Duke did not hold an in-person ceremony for last year's Class of 2020 due to COVID-19 and university officials still plan to celebrate those graduates in person at a later date.