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Richard B. Handler \u201983<\/p>","card_text":"Chair of the Board of Trustees and CEO of Jefferies Financial Group","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/commencement\/class-of-2021\/message-from-the-chair-of-the-board-of-trustees\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":45832,"card_image_size":"image_full","card_image_placement":"image_above","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"

Charles E. 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