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University of Kansas graduates celebrate the conferring of degrees at the 2025 University of Kansas Commencement on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at KU’s David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

Graduating University of Kansas students took their walk down the hill before receiving their degrees during Sunday’s commencement ceremony.

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University of Kansas graduates celebrate the conferring of degrees at the 2025 University of Kansas Commencement on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at KU’s David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

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University of Kansas graduates watch a four-plane flyover during 2025 University of Kansas Commencement on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at KU’s David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

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Members of the KU Band perform during the 2025 University of Kansas Commencement on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at KU’s David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. At this year’s ceremony a new 5,280 square foot video board had its public debut in the south end zone.

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Because of current construction work at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, only the east side of stadium stands were available for audience members. Students were seated on provided flooring on the stadium field.

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Due to a current renovation project at the David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium students walked a path of gravel once they reached the stadium field at the end of their walk down the hill.

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University of Kansas graduates celebrate as they pass through the Campanile during the 2025 University of Kansas Commencement on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at KU’s David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

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University of Kansas graduates pass through the Campanile and take selfies during the 2025 University of Kansas Commencement on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at KU’s David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

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University of Kansas graduates pass through the Campanile and are greeted by Big Jay during the 2025 University of Kansas Commencement on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at KU’s David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

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Parents and friends wait for graduates to walk through the Campanile on their walk down the hill at the 2025 University of Kansas Commencement on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at KU’s David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

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Annika Bergsten, Holton, holds her 9-month-old niece Mara Bergsten, Holton, before he 2025 University of Kansas Commencement on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at KU’s David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

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University of Kansas graduates from the School of Medicine celebrate by popping bottles of champagne at the 2025 University of Kansas Commencement on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at KU’s David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

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Seats in a renovated north section of the David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium create a KU-themed backdrop for University of Kansas graduates on the stadium field during the 2025 University of Kansas Commencement on Sunday, May 18, 2025.

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Sunflowers, the state flower of Kansas, decorates the mortar board of a KU graduate at the 2025 University of Kansas Commencement on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at KU’s David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

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Family members wave to graduates during the 2025 University of Kansas Commencement on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at KU’s David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

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A beaded Jayhawk mortar board was easy to spot against the largely black mortar boards of most graduates during the 2025 University of Kansas Commencement on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at KU’s David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

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University of Kansas graduates walk down the hill for graduation ceremonies at the 2025 University of Kansas Commencement on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at KU’s David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

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Banrosy Kimpoumboudi, Junction City, a member of Zeta Phi Beta and President of the Black Student Union, celebrates with her sorority sisters during the 2025 University of Kansas Commencement on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at KU’s David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

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University of Kansas graduates gather on Memorial Drive before the walk down the hill for the 2025 University of Kansas Commencement on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at KU’s David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.