{"id":6412,"date":"2021-08-01T20:24:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T20:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=6412"},"modified":"2026-05-18T00:32:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T00:32:04","slug":"archives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/commencement\/archives\/","title":{"rendered":"Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6412","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"A look back at Commencement history","display_title":"Ceremony archives","subtitle":"Explore the rich history of Rochester\u2019s Commencement ceremonies, from past speakers and honorary degree recipients to memorable moments that have shaped generations of graduates.","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"right_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":16156,"hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"search","anchor":"","css_class":"mt-0 pt-0","content":"<h2 class=\"utopia-font\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Search by your class year<\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Full photography and video coverage of the University of Rochester Commencement ceremonies began in 2007. 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