GOING VIRAL: Thomas Jefferson University Graduation Announcer Botches Common Names During Ceremony (VIDEO)
Credit: @colleenb415/Tiktok
A recent graduation ceremony at Thomas Jefferson University has become the talk of social media for all the wrong reasons.
The commencement event was marred by the unique pronunciations of graduates’ names by the announcer, with even common names like Elizabeth and Thomas—ironically, the university’s namesake—being butchered beyond recognition.
One TikTok user, @colleenb415, posted a video from the ceremony with the caption, “Please tell me how one can be allowed to speak at college commencement and mess up that badly.”
The video went viral, amassing over 7 million views within 17 hours. In the clip, the announcer could be heard fumbling simple names.
Social media users are baffled at how the announcer was permitted to continue,
