University Apologizes After Presenter Botches Names At Graduation Ceremony In Viral Clip
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The Philadelphia-based university weighed in on the presenter's "unfortunate error" after a TikTok user questioned how someone could "mess up that badly."
Thomas Jefferson University has apologized after viral clips showed a presenter mispronouncing several students’ names at a graduation ceremony on Thursday.
Social media videos show the presenter struggling to get graduates’ names right as they walked across the stage — including some who flashed awkward smiles in response — at the College of Nursing’s commencement in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The presenter pronounced names such as Sarah as “Psyear,” Molly Elizabeth as “Maleena Zabeth” and Thomas as “Thamomay.”
“Please tell me how one can be allowed to speak at college commencement and mess up that badly 🫠😬,” wrote TikTok user @colleenb415, whose clip of the botched pronunciations has over 10 million views on the platform.
“My daughters Thomas Jefferson University 2024 Graduation 😂. This announcer was fantastic !!,” joked TikToker @j_mul1013.
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