College graduation is supposed to be one of the most memorable moments of a person’s life. And it was certainly memorable for several graduates at a Philadelphia university last week, but for all the wrong reasons.
Thomas Jefferson University is under fire for the way the announcer at the nursing school’s graduation ceremony last week severely mispronounced the names of many students. This incident, which has now become a viral sensation on various social media platforms, has cast a shadow over what should have been a joyous occasion.
For example, one of the graduate’s names was Allison Nicole Bishop. However, the graduation announcer pronounced it as “Al-li-soon-a-cole-bee-shup.” Another student with the name Sarah Virginia Brennan was introduced by the graduation announcer as “Sai-er-oo-voon-jean-joo-bree-yan.” Another student named Molly Elizabeth Camp had her name pronounced as “Moll-eena-zabeth-cap.”
Thomas Jefferson University apologizes
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