PHOTOS: KU Class of 2020, 2021 Graduation

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University of Kansas graduates sit in chairs on the field at Memorial Stadium with family and friends in the stands Sunday, May 23, 2021, during a graduation ceremony honoring both KU's Class of 2020 and Class of 2021.

The University of Kansas classes of 2020 and 2021 had their official ceremony on Sunday, May 23, 2021.

A security staff member informs University of Kansas graduates they’ll have to leave their Champagne bottles at the Campanile before walking down the hill Sunday during a graduation ceremony honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021.

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University of Kansas graduates pop the corks on their bottles of Champaign Sunday, near the Campanile, during a graduation ceremony honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021.

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Torrey Olson, Garden City, left, and Courtney Vaneaton, Colby, right, toast each other with Champagne on Sunday, May 23, 2021, near the Campanile, prior to a graduation ceremony honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021.

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Caitlin Riffer, a bachelors degree recipient in the class of 2020, stands beneath the Campanile on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in her decorated hat before walking down the hill for a graduation ceremony honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021.

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Mia Benito, a PhD. graduate from the School of Psychology, participates in a ceremony honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 Sunday on the KU campus.

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University of Kansas graduates have photographs taken with Big and Baby Jay prior to a graduation ceremony honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 on Sunday, May 23, 2021, on the KU campus.

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University of Kansas graduates walk down the Campanile hill during a graduation ceremony honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 on Sunday, May 23, 2021, on the KU campus.

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University of Kansas graduates enter Memorial Stadium during a graduation ceremony honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 on Sunday, May 23, 2021, on the KU campus.

University of Kansas graduates walk down the Campanile hill during a graduation ceremony honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 on Sunday, May 23, 2021, on the KU campus.

photo by: Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo

University of Kansas graduates spot friends and family in the Memorial Stadium stands Sunday, May 23, 2021, during a graduation ceremony honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021.

photo by: Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo

University of Kansas graduates walk down the Campanile hill during a graduation ceremony honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 on Sunday, May 23, 2021, on the KU campus.

photo by: Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo

Seated in the Memorial Stadium stands, friends of a KU graduate spot him as he enters the stadium Sunday, May 23, 2021, during a graduation ceremony honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021.

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A KU graduate spots some friends in the Memorial Stadium stands Sunday, May 23, 2021, during a graduation ceremony honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021.

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Anthony Abarca, class of 2020, Shawnee, and Bahozhoni White, class of 2021, Lawrence, participate Sunday, May 23, 2021, in a graduation ceremony honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021.

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Kansas graduate Bayan Alghafli carries Fatimah Gorgoush into Memorial Stadium on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in a graduation ceremony honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021.

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A University of Kansas graduate hugs her service dog during a graduation ceremony Sunday in Memorial Stadium honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021.

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University of Kansas graduates search out friends and family in the Memorial Stadium stands Sunday, May 23, 2021, during a graduation ceremony honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021.

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Sitting on top of the Kansas Jayhawk logo on the Memorial Stadium field Sunday, May 23, 2021, University of Kansas graduates participate in a graduation honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021.

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Two University of Kansas graduates celebrate Sunday, May 23, 2021, after their degrees were conferred during a graduation ceremony Sunday in Memorial Stadium. The ceremony honored both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021.

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University of Kansas graduates sing the Rock Chalk chant Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Memorial Stadium at the close of their graduation ceremony honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021.

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A lone Jayhawk mask remains on a Memorial Stadium at graduation ceremonies honoring both KU’s Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 on Sunday, May 23, 2021, on the KU campus.

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