{"id":27353,"date":"2025-05-20T15:19:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T15:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-news\/?p=27353"},"modified":"2026-03-10T14:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:45:12","slug":"commencement-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/commencement-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Commencement 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to the Class of 2025 on their commencement from Macalester. Musician and activist Bob Mould &#8217;82 delivered the keynote address on Saturday, May 17, in the Macalester Stadium. 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