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\u201cShirley Collado, the keynote speaker for the School of Engineering and Natural Sciences ceremony on Saturday, spoke about the importance and incredible value of the degree that these students have finally earned.<\/p>\r\n

\u2018We are at a time in our history when the value of a bachelor\u2019s degree is being called into question \u2014 when education in America is being dramatically reconfigured. But the impact of your degree is undeniable. Earning a bachelor\u2019s degree not only creates social and economic mobility, it prepares you to succeed in the workforce, to combine the expertise you\u2019ve gained in your field of study with the opportunities you have had on this campus to develop your confidence, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence. This is what employers are looking for and it makes each one of you a major contributor to the future of work in this country. In this way, higher education doesn\u2019t just fuel the fire of individual dreams, it fuels the American dream.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\r\nLeer la Historia Completa<\/a>","":null,"drop_cap":false,"helper_width":""}}]},"yoast_head":"\nDr. Collado's Inspired Commencement Address Celebrates UC Merced's Promising Class of 2025 - College Track<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/collegetrack.org\/es\/articles\/dr-collados-inspired-commencement-address-celebrates-uc-merceds-promising-class-of-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dr. Collado's Inspired Commencement Address Celebrates UC Merced's Promising Class of 2025 - College Track\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cShirley Collado, the keynote speaker for the School of Engineering and Natural Sciences ceremony on Saturday, spoke about the importance and incredible value of the degree that these students have finally earned. \u2018We are at a time in our history when the value of a bachelor\u2019s degree is being called into question \u2014 when education […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/collegetrack.org\/es\/articles\/dr-collados-inspired-commencement-address-celebrates-uc-merceds-promising-class-of-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"College Track\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-13T03:16:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/collegetrack.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/college-track-share-image.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/collegetrack.org\\\/articles\\\/dr-collados-inspired-commencement-address-celebrates-uc-merceds-promising-class-of-2025\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/collegetrack.org\\\/articles\\\/dr-collados-inspired-commencement-address-celebrates-uc-merceds-promising-class-of-2025\\\/\",\"name\":\"Dr. Collado's Inspired Commencement Address Celebrates UC Merced's Promising Class of 2025 - 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