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Katie Couric to UMass Chan 2023 grads: 'You are my heroes'

Katie Couric to UMass Chan 2023 grads: 'You are my heroes'

Update: 2023-06-05

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Katie Couric, former host of NBC’s Today show and anchor of CBS Evening News, and co-founder of cancer research charity Stand Up To Cancer, was presented with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree and delivered the Commencement address for the 50th Commencement at UMass Chan Medical School.

Watch the full UMass Chan Commencement on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dTcvQOMqp0

Watch a video about honorary degree recipient Katie Couric: https://www.umassmed.edu/news/news-archives/2023/06/video-learn-more-about-umass-chan-2023-honorary-degree-recipients/

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Katie Couric to UMass Chan 2023 grads: 'You are my heroes'

Katie Couric to UMass Chan 2023 grads: 'You are my heroes'

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