Commencement and the Weight of Sending
Commencement is a strange word. In higher education, we use it to describe the end of something. But it actually means beginning. Every May at Manna U, we gather to celebrate degrees earned, assignments submitted, research defended, and perseverance proven. Families fill the room. Names are called. Applause rises. It feels like an arrival. But commencement is not an arrival at all It is a … Read more