Congratulations to the 25 undergraduate students and 3 graduate students who received their degrees at the August 2021 commencement, and a special congratulations to the 2020 alumni who were able to attend this commencement.
The following students (first name, last name) were awarded a bachelor of journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, College of Journalism and Mass Communications. Bachelor's degrees were awarded on Saturday, August 14, 2021, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
| First Name | Last Name |
| Elijah | Ausenbaugh |
| Alexandria | Bartels |
| Mackenzie | Bartlett |
| Sara | Burger |
| Kristin | Callan |
| YiYing | Chen |
| Alycia | Davis |
| Chloe | Discoe |
| Thao | Duong |
| Huang | |
| Devin | Kolbo |
| Taylor | Louthan |
| Brennan | Merkle |
| David | Park |
| Delaney | Patten |
| Carlie | Reineke |
| Matthew | Sernett |
| Madeline | Sherman |
| Benjamin | Skow |
| Chase | Thompson |
| Aaron | Trupp |
| Jian | Wang |
| Rachael | Weller |
| Taylor | Yarnell |
| Jennifer | Yuma |
The following students (first name, last name) were awarded a master of arts in journalism and mass communications from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Graduate College. Graduate degrees were awarded on Friday, August 13, 2021, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
| First Name | Last Name |
| Matthew | Knapp |
| Kaci | Richter |
| Courtney | Van Hoosen Makhmudzoda |
