“In 2025, at this particular moment, you are graduating into a complex, divided world. Over the course of my career I have learned that such big moments–times of tension, challenge, uncertainty and change–are learning moments. These moments demand our attention; they prompt urgent questions; and they are also moments to lead…And, due to your university education, you are prepared, global citizens–ready not only for careers, but to engage meaningfully across difference, to think critically, to participate with purpose in strengthening our democracy, and to contribute to the broader communities we share.”
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Wake Forest University Commencement was one of seventy campuses participating in From Campus to Community a new national campaign to champion civil discourse and democratic engagement in this year’s commencement season. More from President Susan Wente.
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