Revisit Brown Universitys 253rd Commencement ceremonies for the Warren Alpert Medical School and the Graduate School. Brown's new President E. Gordon Gee will give his inaugural address at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, May 23, on The College Green, during a ceremony installing him as 17th president of the University. In two College ceremonies on Sunday, Brown President Christina H. Paxson and other speakers lauded graduates who, by successfully finishing their degrees during a pandemic, have proven they can handle whatever comes next. One of Brown's best-loved Reunion and Commencement traditions, Campus Dance brings people to Brown to dance the night away under a sky lit with over 600 paper lanterns on the College Green. Novak on May 15th at 11 . All degrees are symbolically conferred during the University Commencement Ceremony. 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Rogeriee Thompson, Brown awards six honorary doctorates during Commencement, New Brown M.D.s convene to honor achievements, celebrate and reflect after exceptionally intense year, In socially distanced Graduate School ceremony, speakers call on peers to show up and do good work, Driven to purpose by passion, Class of 2021 celebrates the Baccalaureate, virtually, Brown to confer 2,505 degrees at its 253rd Commencement, PHOTOS: For soon-to-be graduates, pre-Commencement events cap their Brown student experiences, In address to Brown public health grads, U.S. Ramphele is the first black person and the first female to hold the university's highest office. A pioneer in global public health, Berkley is both a champion of equitable access to vaccines, and a driving force for improving the way the world prevents and responds to infectious disease. Brown & Dancers since 2006, Brown will address undergraduate and graduate students at the University Commencement at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 6, at Wait Chapel on the campus of Wake Forest University. Sterling K. Brown, Stanford alumnus and award-winning actor 127th Commencement, 2018. April 7, 2021, 2 p.m. Prairie View A&M University President Ruth J. Simmons, who previously served as president of both Brown University and Smith College, will deliver the keynote address at Princeton University's 2021 Baccalaureate ceremony. College Ceremony 12:15 p.m. | The First Baptist Church in America John Krasinski, who graduated from Brown University in 2001, returned to Rhode Island as the baccalaureate speaker during the school's commencement and reunion weekend in 2019. The commencement speakers and honorary degree recipients will be Shelly C. Lowe, the first Native American chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and Geeta Pradhan, president of the . At Marymount University's upcoming 70 th annual commencement ceremonies our newest graduates will hear from three distinguished commencement speakers - influential Virginian James Dyke, Jr., entrepreneur and philanthropist Sheila Johnson, and business leader Donald Graham.. Two ceremonies will be held at Truist Stadium . The ceremony for the Class of 2020 will be on May 13 at 6 p.m. Ceremonies for 2021 graduates will be on May 14 at 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. and May 15 at 9:30 a.m., depending on the college or school . This semester's ceremonies celebrated 1,690 summer graduates and 3,930 fall graduates 1,500 bachelor's students, 3,760 master's students, and 360 doctoral students across both semesters. will present the graduates from that college just like they would during an in-person ceremony. Commencement speakers include students and honored guests. New M.D. The annual neuroscience trivia competition hosted at Brown invites Rhode Island students to explore the wonders of the brain to inspire the next generation of scientists and researchers. Thank you, Chancellor for all the nice things you just said about me. University President Christina H. Paxson addresses masters and doctoral students directly during the Graduate School Commencement ceremony an opportunity usually not afforded given simultaneous ceremonies. Spalter was selected as the speaker by the Graduate Student Council. The day's forums begin at 9 and 11 a.m. and at 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. Full details and . Leah Brown will give the undergraduate address, and Charles S. Bullock will Massey's trip will be funded by Brown's prestigious Arnold Fellowship, which is awarded to students interested in independent learning experiences. On the day of his death, Paxson conferred upon him a Doctor of Humane Letters and presented him a doctoral hood. Kaitlan Bui, left, and Alexandra Ali Martnez delivered a joint address encouraging their fellow graduates to use their platform to uplift the communities most dear to them. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will deliver a Commencement oration, and honorary and symbolic degrees will be awarded. Doctor of Public Service. Brown's commencement speaker policy has denied me the chance to be fully recognized alongside the peers with whom I have shared my undergraduate experience because I am a 0.5er, instead only allowing me to apply to speak at next year's Midyear Completion Celebration and the following Commencement. Along with Commencement, Brown held Reunion events over the weekend, inviting nearly 30,000 alumni to come together for a weekend of virtual activities from April 30 to May 2. We are thrilled to announce that acclaimed choreographer, director and School of Dance alumna Camille A. Look no further for complete news, photo, video and social media coverage of previous Commencement and Reunion Weekend festivities. As Brown celebrates Commencement and Reunion Weekend 2022, look no further for complete news, photo, video and social media coverage of the festivities, both in-person and virtual. The May 1 ceremony took place live and in-person, with social distancing and masks, under a tent on Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle. Matthew Brown/Hearst Connecticut Media Show More Show Less 68 of 81 Matthew Roer, Senior Class Speaker, at left, listens to Thomas Main, Head of School, deliver his final remarks at King School . Class of 2021 graduates Maria Guerrero Martinez, Carlyn Chrabaszcz, Greyson Gerhard-Young, Kiley Kellum and Garret Kern carry their class banner during the afternoon ceremony. Commencement is an important milestone for all Brown students the culmination of their educational journey as undergraduates, graduate or medical students. The service will be telecast on a large video screen on The College Green so that parents, friends and guests may listen and watch. Commencement procession 9:45 a.m. Class of 2022, introduced Barrios-Anderson. The ceremony will be live-streamed on the web. The Van Wickle Gates. Michael Greene, Doctor of Music. Surgeon General shares lessons both professional and personal, Brown to celebrate Commencement and Reunion Weekend with mix of in-person, virtual events, Brown to confer six honorary degrees at Commencement 2021, Senior orators will encourage graduates to dream big and build community, Graduate School speakers to emphasize community, connection at Commencement. Also notably lacking from commencement ceremonies this year: any member of the Trump administration or conservative member of the U.S. House or Senate. Congratulations, Class of 2021! Acclaimed TV, theater director to return to Lawrence as Commencement speaker. "She has devoted herself to what we do best at Brown, which is teaching," said Janet Cooper Nelson, Brown University chaplain. He plans to return there after graduation to study the University's role in the liberation movement. The multifaith service incorporates many spiritual and cultural traditions, embraces lively expressions of thanksgiving, harmony and rhythm, and includes music, dance, student performances and spiritual readings. While at Brown, Eckstein spent a semester at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Miss., and a semester in the Urban Education program in New York. He became one of the country's youngest college presidents when he assumed leadership of West Virginia University in 1981 at the age of 37. Check back soon for more information about the weekends activities. In 2006, when the graduating senior class had grown too large to be safely accommodated, the students voted to preserve the tradition by holding a portion of the Commencement ceremony on the church grounds. Class of 2020 Procession 9:45 a.m. | The Van Wickle Gates The latter program allowed her to teach third-grade in a public school while taking courses at night at a local college. 1905: franklin murphy, president of the board of visitors. The University will bestow honorary degrees on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Dr. Seth Berkley of the Vaccine Alliance, recording artist Shaggy and six other accomplished leaders. A symposium commemorating the legacies of Lani Guinier and bell hooks, two of the last centurys most influential Black women thinkers, convened discussions on their outsize influence on education, law and society. A concentrator in African-American Studies and American Civilization, Massey, 22, studied at Fort Hare in South Africa during his junior year. Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, will deliver a Commencement oration during the University Ceremony on Sunday. In post-apartheid South Africa, the school which for decades only served white students, is now 45 percent black. Brown President Christina H. Paxson welcomed members of the Class of 2020 back to campus as they processed through the Van Wickle Gates and to the First Baptist Church in America, in Brown tradition. Brown alumna Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson, Class of 1973, accepts her honorary Doctor of Laws as part of the 2021 College Commencement ceremony on May 2. Mandel is the 18th president of Williams College. Also at Brown, Eckstein tutored adults studying to take the high school equivalency exam through a program at the Howard R. Swearer Center for Public Service. Leah Brown, an orthopedic surgeon, University of Georgia alumna, and veteran will speak to undergraduates on Friday, May 12 at 7:30 PM in Sanford Stadium. All of the events throughout Commencement Weekend followed all state and University health protocols, including masking and social distancing. Space is limited and the University may limit the total number of credentials awarded. "Neither brains nor hard work can guarantee that you do," said Manly. Adriel Barrios-Anderson, who served as a student orator upon earning his bachelors degree from Brown in 2017, hopes to inspire newly minted M.D.s to feel confident about embracing the uncertainty of the future. Here's a sampling of famous speakers and their words of wisdom for the class of 2022. Commencement is the culmination of all your efforts to earn a graduate degree. In addition to her iconic work in the dance world, Brown has in recent years branched into theater . In case of rain the ceremony is scheduled for the Pizzitola Sports Center. Class of 2021 graduate Sonya Brooks, who earned a masters in urban education policy, speaks during the Graduate School ceremony on Saturday, May 1, part of Browns 253rd Commencement. Dr. Kevin C. Vigilante, clinical associate professor of medicine, will deliver the faculty address titled "Medicine, Politics and the Good Life." Friday, May 9, 1997 - Jack Kemp, Speaker. Because the Meeting House accommodates only members of the graduating class, the orations will be simulcast to The College Green, where parents, friends and guests of the University will gather. Brown alumni Sydney Lo and Dhruv Singh will return to campus to deliver Commencement speeches to the Class of 2020 on Saturday, May 28, with a focus on the importance of community. Medical school graduate Soumitri Barua processes jubilantly through the Van Wickle Gates following the Saturday morning ceremony. Note: This list will be updated throughout the commencement season. Masters Ceremony 10:30 a.m. | Meehan Auditorium Class of 2021 graduates applaud a speaker during the morning College ceremony. What was originally called Harvard College (around which Harvard University eventually grew) held its first Commencement in September 1642, when nine degrees were conferred. Brown University alumnus Steven R. Jordan, Class of 1982, a business leader and former NFL player, speaks to the graduating Class of 2021 as part of Baccalaureate on April 30. The bash concludes with a festive Senior Sing at midnight on the steps of Sayles Hall. Reggae artist and 2022 honorary degree recipient Orville Shaggy Burrell spoke to members of the Class of 2020 at their Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 28, 2022, as part of Browns 254th Commencement. Warren Alpert Medical School Dean Jack A. Elias presides over the 2021 Commencement ceremony. Miles is dean and vice president for academic affairs at the Graduate Theological Union at Berkeley, a consortium of nine Protestant and Roman Catholic seminaries. Jordan is a human resources director at Ryan Companies and a former NFL athlete with the Minnesota Vikings. Brown University alumnus Norman Atkins, Class of 1984, accepts his honorary Doctor of Humane Letters as part of the 2021 College Commencement ceremony on May 2. Undergraduate Class of 2020 Commencement Ceremony 10:30 a.m. | First Baptist Church Gee, 54, was born and raised in Vernal, Utah, where he was valedictorian of his 150-person high school class and president of the student body. Commencement 2022 Procession 9:30 a.m. | The Van Wickle Gates Lynn Gangone is the commencement speaker and will speak to the ECU 2020 Class. Julian Medina 17 and M.D. Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, Thompson is the first African American and second woman to serve as a judge on the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals. The ceremony will also be live-streamed on the web. The procession begins at 9:45 a.m. at the Van Wickle Gates. Here are highlights of the honorary degree recipients and commencement speakers scheduled to address CUNY's Class of 2022: Dr. Sandra Lindsay, director of Patient Care Services at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and the first person in the U.S. to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, will address Lehman College and receive the Alumni Achievement . Savannah Seller's 2019 Commencement Speech was abbreviated due to inclement weather, below are her remarks as prepared. At its 253rd Commencement which will take place across two days of ceremonies on May 1 and 2, 2021 Brown University will confer a total of 2,505 undergraduate, graduate, medical and honorary degrees. Commencement will be held Saturday, May 6, at 10 a.m. in Wait Chapel on the campus of Wake Forest University. Regalia (cap and gown) should be worn for the Baccalaureate Service on Saturday and the Commencement ceremonies on Sunday. In a sunny, spirited celebration, three Brown graduating seniors addressed Class of 2022 members, encouraging their fellow graduates to honor their roots while forging new paths ahead. The lecture is free and open to the public. On Sunday, May 29, the University will confer a total of 2,788 degrees in all categories undergraduate, graduate, medical and honorary. Warren Alpert Medical School Ceremony 10:00 a.m. | First Unitarian Church Graduates wave as they walk in the recessional following the College ceremony. The University's unjust refusal to accept . All other recipients will receive their degrees during the Class of 2022 University Ceremony on Sunday. Class of 2021 graduate George Kubai, a biomedical engineering concentrator, delivers one of the senior orations during the College ceremony on Sunday, May 2, part of Browns 253rd Commencement. Warren Alpert Medical School graduate Sydney Tan introduces Class of 2021 Commencement speaker Jason Tsichlis. This person is selected through an application and interview process conducted by a special committee that includes students, faculty, and staff. An archive listing of previous Commencement speakers/speeches may be found on the . Pelosi is among . It's a time of celebration for many in our community, including graduates, families, friends and alumni. Graduate and medical students can purchase their regalia from the Brown Bookstore website by April 14.. . Date: May 15th. The star of "The . . The University of Georgia has announced the commencement speakers for the undergraduate and graduate classes of spring 2023. Among his activities, Mankin serves as a consultant to the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, as chairman of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Affairs Committee, and as associate editor of the Journal of Orthopaedic Research. One student speaker is given 3-5 minutes at the podium at the undergraduate Commencement ceremony each year. Pressley will deliver Boston University's 148th Commencement Address Sunday to the class of 2021. Graduating seniors march back up College Hill to the College Green, where they join family members, friends and guests along with graduate and medical students for the University ceremony. Previous releases of YAF's Commencement Speaker Survey found dozens of commencement addresses delivered by members of the Obama administration, including 15 in 2015 and 11 in 2016. Medical school graduates from the Class of 2022 as well as 12 graduates from the Class of 2020 were individually recognized and hooded by Dr. Allan Tunkel and Dr. Roxanne Vrees. After delivering an honorary degree oration, reggae icon Shaggy puts his talent on full display, grabbing a mic and offering a medley of his hits, from Boombastic, to Angel to It Wasnt Me.. Class of 2020 Ph.D. graduate Miroslava Nikolaeva Nikolova delivered her speech, Reflections on a Pandemic and the Strength of the Saguaro, at the Class of 2020 Graduate School Ceremony on Saturday, May 28, 2022, as part of Browns 254th Commencement. Kathleen Leavey McCarthy, Doctor of Humane Letters. Her address takes its title from one of her books, Across Boundaries: A Journey of a South African Woman, and will be simulcast on The College Green. A series of in-person, socially distanced Commencement ceremonies for graduates and a wide range of virtual events for students, families and Brown alumni will take place from April 30 to May 2 here is what to expect. The rain site for the simulcast is the Salomon Center for Teaching. Class of 2020 graduate Sydney Lo delivered her speech, Opening Our Hearts, at the Class of 2020 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 28, 2022, as part of Browns 254th Commencement. Sunday, May 25, 2014. Simmons was selected by the Committee on Honorary Degrees, which includes University trustees . This year, classes ending in 2 or 7, plus recent graduates, are returning. Support along the way is crucial Manly will receive a Ph.D. in cognitive and linguistic sciences and will go on to study brain-damaged patients on a post-doctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. Diary Of A Pandemic Year grew from a seed planted by Fred Harris and Gayle Gallagher; to compose and present a piece of music at MIT's 2021 Commencement that reflected the unique challenges of the past year. Congratulations, Class of 2021! Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, Thompson is the first African American and second woman to serve as a judge on the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals. U.S. Speaker of the House and honorary degree recipient Nancy Pelosi urged the Class of 2022 to bring a spirit of unity to whatever they choose to . Paxson will preside, and seniors orators Kaitlan Bui, Alexandra Ali Martnez and Michelle Liu will address their fellow graduates. Sonya Brooks, a master's graduate in urban education policy, speaks to her peers remotely from her home in Oakland, Calif. Bardiya Akhbari, a Ph.D. graduate in biomedical engineering, urges fellow graduates to "show up" in an in-person Commencement speech. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] In any year, Brown Universitys three-day Commencement and Reunion Weekend welcomes tens of thousands of graduates, guests, alumni and other community members to Providence for a mix of solemn ceremony and spirited celebration. Many departments also welcome graduate students. Brown University President Christina H. Paxson speaks to graduating seniors in the Class of 2021 during the College ceremony on Sunday, May 2, part of Browns 253rd Commencement. 1904: general james r. carnahan. She was elected vice chancellor of the University of Cape Town in 1995. In order to accommodate graduates, families and friends who wish to take photographs, the Van Wickle Gates will remain open throughout the day. Brown, Bullock announced as UGA Spring Commencement speakers. Tunkel, whose speech was titled Lessons Learned from My Life as a Physician, was introduced by 2022 M.D. Enthusiastic to celebrate the Class of 2023's big day, Brown wants her . The ceremony will be live-streamed on the web, and simulcast for family and friends to view via screens on the College Green. 1971 - Ren Dubos. Commencement is an important milestone for all Brown students the culmination of their educational journey as undergraduates, graduate or medical students. Duke University will welcome General Motors CEO Mary Barra as commencement speaker and honor four honorary degree recipients at its commencement exercises on Sunday, May 8, in Wallace Wade Stadium, President Vincent Price announced Tuesday. Vigilante is director of the women's HIV program at Miriam Hospital in Providence and has appointments on the Consensus Group on Health Care Reform and the AIDS Action Council, both of Washington, D.C., as well as the Community Prep School Long Range Planning Committee and Department of Corrections Community Advisory Board for Female Offenders. Class of 2022 Baccalaureate Service 2:30 p.m. | Meeting House of the First Baptist Church in America Class of 2022 Ph.D. graduate Jiuyang Bai delivered his speech, Don't Be Afraid of Being Vulnerable, at the Doctoral Ceremony on Sunday, May 29, 2022, as part of Browns 254th Commencement. She will do her residency in internal medicine at the University of California-San Francisco. EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (April 6, 2021) - Two-time Emmy Award-winning actor Sterling K. Brown will be the keynote speaker for North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University's commencement ceremonies Sunday, May 9. Class of 2021 graduate George Kubai, a biomedical engineering concentrator, delivers a speech titled Dare To Dream., Class of 2021 graduate Siddhi Nadkarni, a health and human biology concentrator, addresses her class in a speech titled From Problems to Progress.. Student speakers. Scholar, Author and Former Director of the Institute of Jesuit Sources. The Commencement Speaker Nominations Committee will review the nominations and provide a list of recommended nominees to the President, who consults with the Board of Trustees before selecting the final speaker. While at Brown, Massey helped found the Student Labor Alliance (SLA) and announced hockey and basketball games for WBSR-FM, the student radio station. Massey's interest in issues of social change was sparked as a young boy living in the Bronx, N.Y. from Brown, will deliver the Baccalaureate address to the undergraduate Class of 2022 on Saturday. May 2, 2022. The student address will be delivered by Amelia Spalter, who will receive her masters degree in religious studies. Savannah Sellers | Spring 2019. The group featured 95 undergraduate students earning a perfect 4.0 GPA, 224 student veterans and includes . Students present at Commencement call and text loved ones, who watch from afar because of the pandemic. Ms. Jobs, an alumna of Penn and the widow of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, is the founder and president of . Class of 2022 M.D. Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson, Class of 1973, accepts her honorary Doctor of Laws during the College Commencement ceremony. In a virtual address during the annual celebration of cultures and traditions, former NFL player, business leader and Brown alumnus Steven Jordan urged graduates to uncover their purposes in life by examining their passions. Browns Baccalaureate tradition derives from the immense range of religious, ethnic, geographic, linguistic and musical traditions present within the campus community. Mamphela Ramphele, vice chancellor of the University of Cape Town in South Africa, will deliver a Stephen A. Ogden Jr. Lecture on International Affairs at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 23, in Room 101 of the Salomon Center for Teaching. For requests that are granted, credentials will be made available for pickup on the Brown campus in advance of the weekend. With the return of the Class of 2020 this year, the weekend includes even more student speakers than usual: Honorary degrees are awarded by the Board of Fellows of the Brown Corporation and conferred by the University president in English and in Latin. Margaret R. Miles, a leader in theological education, will present this year's baccalaureate address at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 24, in the Meeting House of the First Baptist Church of America. The ceremony will be live-streamed on the web. Chancellor DiStefano, President Benson, and the Regents of the University I am honored to be here, thank you. In the days leading up to their Commencement ceremonies, members of the Class of 2021 attended campus events preparing them for graduation day and celebrating their academic accomplishments at Brown. OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DFP FILE. The Class of 2023 graduates will be seated with their school/college and recognized . Student Speakers. Quincy Jones, Doctor of Music. Orthopedic surgeon Leah Brown, a University alum and All-American for the Gym Dogs, will deliver the spring undergraduate commencement address May 12 in Sanford Stadium. graduate Adriel Barrios-Anderson 17 delivered his speech, Experts in Uncertainty, at the Warren Alpert Medical School Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 29, 2022, as part of Browns 254th Commencement. The University of South Florida awarded more than 6,400 degrees during spring commencement. Fauci, Shirver, and Maria M. Klawe, the president of Harvey Mudd College, will also all be awarded . The Campus Dance bash concluded with a festive Senior Sing at midnight on the steps of Sayles Hall. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Utah in 1968 and a law degree and doctorate in education from Columbia University in 1971 and 1972, respectively. . She was one of the founders, with the slain leader Stephen Biko, of South Africa's Black Consciousness movement in the 1960s, which held that blacks must be the leaders in their own liberation movement. Brown alumna Jessica U. Meir, Class of 1999, accepts her honorary Doctor of Science as part of the 2021 College Commencement ceremony on May 2. Andrew G. Campbell, dean of the Graduate School, will preside, and more than 280 graduates will receive doctoral degrees. Two University of Georgia community leaders will deliver the spring undergraduate and graduate Commencement addresses. Brown University alumnus Steven R. Jordan, Class of 1982, accepts his honorary Doctor of Humane Letters as part of the 2021 College Commencement ceremony on May 2. Class of 2020 masters of public health graduate Abdullah Shihipar delivered his speech, A Better World is Possible: Using Our Platforms to Imagine New Possibilities, at the Class of 2020 Graduate School Ceremony on Saturday, May 28, 2022, as part of Browns 254th Commencement. She expects to return to school for a master's in teaching and to pursue a career teaching bilingual children. 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