Spring Commencement Photo Gallery

More than 8,500 graduates celebrated their new title: University of Michigan alum on May 4 at Spring Commencement.

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At Spring Commencement on May 4, more than 8,500 students celebrated their new title: University of Michigan alum. Scroll below to see a photo gallery of the day’s events.

For a full story on the Spring Commencement speech, click here.

Photos by Jeremy Carroll, Sean Yuille, ’12, and Tyler French.

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