UND graduates give thanks during summer commencement

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GRAND FORKS — A celebration of graduates turned into a giving of thanks during the University of North Dakota’s 2026 summer commencement Friday. According to UND’s faculty and staff newsletter, the University Letter, 584 professional, graduate and undergraduate students were eligible to graduate this summer. ADVERTISEMENTUND graduates of the class of 2026 look around as they file in to the Chester Fritz Auditorium for summer commencement Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. Dan Lewerenz, associate professor of law at the UND School of Law, delivered a commencement speech focused on giving thanks. ADVERTISEMENT“We don’t need to wait for football weather and pumpkin-spice products and cranberry-in-a-can to give thanks,” Lewerenz said, referring to traditional Thanksgiving.