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New Canaan Natives Earn University Degrees
Three New Canaan natives earned their degrees from University of Vermont on May 20 at the 216th commencement ceremony.
From University of Vermont: At its 216th commencement celebration, spanning multiple ceremonies the weekend of May 20 and 21, the University of Vermont conferred degrees on an estimated 3,228 graduates, including 2,620 bachelor's, 386 master's,106 doctoral and 116 medical degree recipients. Among degree recipients are students from 40 states and 97 international students from 21 foreign countries. Approximately 1,116 graduates are from Vermont.
James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic and one of the country's leading journalists across more than three decades, delivered the address.
The following local students earned degrees:- Phillip Arliss of New Canaan, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science
- David Crandall of New Canaan, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English
- Amanda Merjian of New Canaan, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Special Education
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