{"id":128472,"date":"2023-12-18T14:24:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T20:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=128472"},"modified":"2023-12-22T12:33:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T18:33:00","slug":"celebrating-uwms-class-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/celebrating-uwms-class-of-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 51ÁÔÆæ&#8217;s Class of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 2,000 students received diplomas in the fall commencement on Sunday, joining the 3,400 others who received degrees in May to form the 51ÁÔÆæ Class of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The students persevered through the disruptions of the pandemic and reached their goal, ready to head out into the world. 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