Photos by Richard Howard
COMMENCEMENT 2012 came with all the annual trimmings and traditions: the black robes and flowers, the vagaries of New England weather, the bittersweet tears clouding the eyes of proud parents and friends, and the graduates in a state of happy exhaustion. This year, though, there was something new: Nerdland flags. The red class of 2012 greeted their speaker, Melissa Harris-Perry, with a sea of blue flags, paying tribute to the Tulane professor who To read the full text of all the also hosts a current-affairs speeches, visit bit.ly/K9DLTy. show on MSNBC. HarrisFor a slide show of the day’s pictures, see bit.ly/KYe7Mr. Perry nicknamed her show “Nerdland,” in the most affectionate way possible; it’s a spirit with which Wellesley can identify.
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