# @universityofutah on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DX-HFYNSQ35
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65247944-universityofutah-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a852a1f33d.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-05-05T20:42:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The University of Utah (@universityofutah) — https://gondola.cc/universityofutah

## Caption

Thank you to this year’s Student Commencement speaker, Gerald Parrott, on delivering an inspiring and hopeful message of profound transformation. After years of battling addiction, homelessness and repeated brushes with the law, news that he was going to be a father galvanized him to return to school and graduate. Read more about Gerald and his journey at the LINK in our bio 🎓🎉 #UtahGrad26

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- **Views:** 26,425
- **Likes:** 4,024
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- **Comments:** 83

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