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Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spoke to the Class of 2018 at Harvard. If you have trouble pronouncing her name, she told the graduates, she is forgiving — as long as it was an honest mistake and not out of malice.

Dear Grads: Don't Lie. And Don't Be Miffed If Someone Messes Up Your Name

Here are a few of the messages delivered by globally-minded speakers to members of the Class of 2018.

Bobby Ellerbee, sporting his graduation get-up.

After A 40-Year Detour, 'Squidbillies' Star Takes Home His Diploma

Bobby Ellerbee left his studies to host a radio show, voice a beloved cartoon character, even party with Etta James. Lately, though, he returned to do the one thing he hadn't done yet: graduate.

People line up for temperature checks at the Xinyi District Health Center in Taipei on April 14.

Taiwan's Coronavirus Moment — And Delicate Balancing Act

The pandemic provides an opportunity for Taiwan to raise its international profile. But that is unlikely to go over well in Beijing, which is facing pressures for its own handling of the virus.

Chinese medical experts heading to the Philippines are seen during a ceremony before their departure in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, earlier this month.

Chinese Song Expressing Friendship During Pandemic Backfires With Wary Filipinos

A video for "One Sea" was posted by the Chinese Embassy in Manila in an effort to foster solidarity in the fight against COVID-19. But many Filipinos saw it as Beijing pressing territorial claims.

The Otay Mesa Port of Entry is pictured, August 15, 2019.

SENTRI Lanes at Otay Mesa Border Crossing To Reduce Hours

Starting Sunday, new operating hours for the Otay Mesa SENTRI vehicle lanes will be from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m.

DeVos Seeks To Rewrite The Rules On Higher Ed

The U.S. Education Department is going back to the drawing board on some basic rules of higher education.

Graduation during COVID-19 brings its own set of challenges.

School Graduation Rates Are Deceiving. Here Are 7 Things That Would Help

High school graduation rates are improving, but an investigation into the numbers shows some of that is due to quick fixes. Policy experts respond with their suggestions for real progress.

Holy Father Pope Francis at the address of the Curia Romana 2018.

Inside The Vatican

Airs Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, April 30 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 + PBS Video App

Ngyuen Phan Que Mai grew up amid the devastation of the Vietnam War. She worked as a street vendor before going to college in Australia and becoming a writer.

Memories Of Tragedy Stay With Author Nguyen Phan Que Mai

Vietnamese author Nguyen Phan Que Mai grew up amid the devastation of war. Her memories of that time, and her family's experiences, became the inspiration for her new novel, The Mountains Sing.

Don Skidmore stands in front of a sign for United Auto Workers Local 735, the union chapter he represented as president when he was a General Motors employee.

Life After GM: A Family Upended By Auto Plant Closure Took Divergent Paths

Ten years after the financial crisis, the recovery hasn't reached everywhere. After the plant at which they worked was shuttered, three members of a family saw their lives change in unexpected ways.

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