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Brown Commencement Will Be In Person -- Without Guests Jan. 22, 6:09 a.m. Brown University announced that its commencement, May 1-2, will be in person, but that guests will not be welcome. Christina H. Paxson, Brown's president, said she consulted with public health experts before making the decision. There will be live webcasts for guests. "Should circumstances improve, we will consider relaxing restrictions, but we cannot plan for that uncertain outcome," she said. --...