My Best Friend At Graduation

I graduated with my PhD in April 2020. As my graduation was virtual, they asked us to take a nice picture that would pop up when they read our names off. The email said family that had been integral to your journey could be in your picture. So I took a picture with my dog and sent it in.
The next day they sent another email that said you couldn’t have pets or family in your picture. I never sent them another picture after so they used the one that I had sent earlier. Story credit: Reddit / Alpacaification