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Nicole Ellis and Maya Lin Sugarman

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Many schools are canceling graduation ceremonies because of the coronavirus pandemic. Here are four tips on how to deal with letting go of the idea of walking across the stage to get your diploma.

“The New Normal” is a series from The Lily and The Washington Post that talks about how to adjust to our new way of life, hosted by Nicole Ellis.

Nicole Ellis

Nicole Ellis is the on-air reporter and documentary filmmaker covering Inspired Life for The Washington Post.

Maya Sugarman

Maya Sugarman

Maya Lin Sugarman leads video at The Lily. Before joining The Post, she was a visual journalist at KPCC – a National Public Radio affiliate in Los Angeles. She has been an adjunct instructor at the USC Annenberg School for Journalism. She's worked at newspapers throughout California. She studied art at UCLA.

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