Watch Eric Church’s Spring Commencement speech and song

Country star and North Carolina native Eric Church delivered a memorable keynote address for UNC-Chapel Hill’s Class of 2026 at Spring Commencement, capping it with a performance of his hit song “Carolina” for the Kenan Stadium crowd.

Before that, he put his own spin on string theory and how that applies to graduates, who donned Carolina Blue sunglasses in a nod to Church.

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