Here's everything we know about Facebook's Class of 2020 graduation ceremony
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Facebook is hosting a multi-hour commencement broadcast on Friday titled "#Graduation2020: Facebook and Instagram Celebrate the Class of 2020."
Here's everything we know about the star-studded virtual graduation event and how you can watch.
When is Facebook's virtual graduation ceremony?
The virtual graduation is happening on May 15, 2020 at 2:30 p.m ET.
Where can you watch the ceremony?
The streaming event will be available here and on Facebook Watch. Highlights and more will be posted to the Instagram account on Instagram, and on contributors’ social media accounts as well.
Who is going to be there?
Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak will co-host the multi-hour commencement. Oprah Winfrey, Chrissy Metz, J.J. Watt, Simone Biles and more are going to share words of wisdom for the Class of 2020.
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg will be giving an introduction to the commencement address by Winfrey, and Miley Cyrus will perform her song “The Climb.”
The complete list of celebrities includes:
AdamRayOkay (as Rosa)
Amy Schumer
Andy Cohen
AnnaSophia Robb
Ashley Graham
Awkwafina
Becky Lynch
Bailey Sok
Bretman Rock
Cardi B
Charles Melton
Chiney Ogwumike
Chris Paul
Chrissy Metz
Cookie Monster & Grover
Daddy Yankee
Damian Lillard
David Dobrik
David Oyelowo
Desus Nice & The Kid Mero
Dillon Francis
Diplo
Dixie D'amelio
DJ Khaled
Drew McIntyre
Dude Perfect
Emily Ratajkowski
The Fab Five from "Queer Eye"
Gloria Estefan
Gordon Ramsay
Hailee Steinfeld
Huda & Mona Kattan
Iliza Shlesinger
Jess & Gabriel Conte
Jennifer Garner
J.J. Watt
John Mayer
Joshua Bassett
Julian Edelman
Kandi Burruss
Kofi Kingston
Kristen Bell
La La Anthony
Lacy Evans
Lana Condor
Lil Nas X
Lisa Leslie
Lisa Vanderpump
Lizzy Greene
Luis Fonsi
Luke Bryan
Marlee Matlin
Marshmello
Matthew McConaughey
Milo Ventimiglia
Nick Kroll
Olivia Rodrigo
Oprah Winfrey
Ronny Chieng
Roman Reigns
Sasha Banks
Selena Gomez
Sterling K. Brown
Steve Aoki
Sofia Carson
Sofia Wylie
Steve Harvey
The Miz
Tim Tebow
Tori Kelly
Usher
Whitney Cummings
Wilmer Valderrama
Winnie Harlow
Yara Shahidi
"You are originals"
Some celebrity videos have already been shared in anticipation of Friday's virtual graduation event.
"I just wanna say congrats to all my high school and to all my college graduates. Congrats, congrats, congrats!" Cardi B said in a video posted on Thursday. "And don’t let no coronavirus or nothing take this special moment from you."
"It's more than a diploma," the 27-year-old rapper urged. "It's more than graduation. It's knowledge. It's knowing you took it. You went through those hard nights studying. To this day, I replay my high school memories in my head. For the college ones, I didn't finish college but I went!"
Matthew McConaughey also commemorated the Class of 2020 with his own words of wisdom as well. “You graduated, you finished what you started, congratulations,” the 50-year-old actor said.
“You are originals, enjoy that. There will always be only one graduating class of 2020 who did it the way you’re doing it now," he continued. "The big learning is coming in the future for you, I promise you... the experiential learning where you get to put what you’ve learned in school to task."
"This is when it gets fun. This is when it gets hard. Don’t bother yourself too much if you’re not quite sure what you wanna do in life. I’m 50. I have many days where I’m still not quite sure what I wanna be. But I work on it. I stay in the process. I try to enjoy it as much as I can," he concluded. "Take care of yourselves. Take care of your loved ones. Live in a way now where you can look back later and say, ‘I think I handled that pretty well. Congratulations... self."
And of course, he ended with his signature, "Alright, alright.”
Return for the live event May 15, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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