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Rik Barrera, associate dean of operations and chief of staff in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's College of Business, poses for a photo in a hallway of Howard L. Hawks Hall. He is wearing a black sport coat, red shirt and black dress pants.

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Kathy Majors in a red shirt and patterned cardigan with red hair and glasses, who holds a certificate, Kathy Paisley in red pants and a white jean jacket with short brown hair, Nikoleta Skoufis in white pants, a black turtleneck and a red blazer with long brown hair, and Curt Krueger in khakis, a blue shirt and tie and glasses, holding a certificate.

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Thirty-three Husker students pose on a staircase in Howard L. Hawks Hall, holding certificates.

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Baden Brumbaugh sits in a grey shirt and khakis, with his hands together and with short brown hair and a beard.

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Law graduate Jori Peters, dressed in black and purple regalia, hugs a family member, diploma in hand.

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Heather Haratsis, who will graduate from the University of Nebraska College of Law on May 3, stands in the college law library. The background is shelves filled with law books. She is wearing her commencement regalia, which includes a black and purple robe, purple tam (graduation hat) and a medal around her neck with a red ribbon.

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Kay Maresh stands in the College of Business in dark jeans, a red turtleneck and a black blazer. Her hair is long and gray and her hands are put together in her front.

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A close-up of a University of Nebraska College of Law graduate from behind. He is wearing a purple tam with a purple tassel. From the tassel hangs a red, square pendant with the Nebraska block N and the words "College of Law."

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Docter prepares students for their next steps with career coaching

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Allison Docter, one of the career coaches serving the College of Arts and Sciences, smiles while teaching during her class, "Career Ready, Life Ready." This is the first semester the class has been offered to seniors to help them prepare for life after college.

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