As part of the University of Virginia’s virtual celebration of the Class of 2020 on Saturday, the homegrown rock star performed one of his newest songs, written during the COVID-19 pandemic.
They might not have been on the Lawn Saturday, but UVA’s newest graduates – and faculty, families and friends – found ways to celebrate on what was to be their graduation day.
Saturday’s virtual celebration included remarks from President Jim Ryan, appearances from Dave Matthews and Yo-Yo Ma and the conferral of degrees, marking the official end of this very unusual academic year.
The University of Virginia celebrated the Class of 2020 virtually on May 16 – during the class’s originally scheduled graduation weekend – while planning in-person Final Exercises for a later date.