All plans for in-person graduation ceremonies must be approved by the D.C. government.  

From DIY graduation announcements to Zoom commencement ceremonies, graduates are finding alternative ways to celebrate.

This Romanian film conveys the dreary realism of a society rotting from within.

DCPS graduated 69 percent of students in four years.

It’s not like he has a confirmation hearing to be at or anything.

D.C. chef José Andrés—along with the help of several celebrity friends—actually gave a pretty rousing commencement speech at GWU this weekend.

D.C. ranks last in the nation in high school graduation rates, though it’s usually unfair to compare the all-urban D.C. school system to those of the 50 states.

The graduation rate at D.C. schools dropped 21 percent, and that’s OK, say school officials.

Congrats grads. Today you take your first steps out into the adult world. Gingerly stepping forth into a booming job market and a wide welcoming world with limitless possibilities. As Robert Frost once said, [insert hackneyed quote here]. Blah blah blah blah …

For those of us long past that relieving moment, this weekend we can relive (or avoid) it as Howard University, George Washington University and Catholic University will hold a trifecta of commencement ceremonies.

Photo by jbhaber.Oh, so many happy students receiving their expensive pieces of parchment on the National Mall today tomorrow! In addition to smiling ear-to-ear as they complete four years of undergraduate study, said grads are, if they read the Post this morning, probably just excited that they graduated from high school in 2006 and not 2010. Daniel de Vise digs up some discouraging numbers reflecting the recession’s effects on college admissions offices — namely, that…