Continuing a Brown Commencement tradition, two members of the Class of 1998 - Daniel Massey and Katherine Eckstein - will deliver senior orations to their classmates during the College Convocation at 10:15 a.m. Monday, May 25, in the Meeting House of the First Baptist Church in America. Please contact the Commencement Office at commencement@jhu.edu or 410-516-7711 by April 21, 2023, to request ASL Interpreters, Assisted Listening Devices, and Braille program booklets. Many departments also welcome graduate students. + Caption. Class of 2021 graduate Bardiya Akhbari, who earned a doctorate in biomedical engineering, speaks during the Graduate School ceremony on Saturday, May 1, part of Browns 253rd Commencement. These sought-after commencement speakers have spoken around the country at prestigious universities such as Harvard, NYU, Ohio State, USC, and Michigan. This years festivities from Friday, May 27, through Sunday, May 29 arrive with a new twist: Not only will Brown celebrate its Class of 2022 graduates, the University will also welcome back to campus members of the Class of 2020, whose graduates missed their in-person Commencement experience due the COVID-19 pandemic and will return for their own dedicated ceremonies. Gendo Taiko, a student-run Japanese drumming group, received a thundering standing ovation after its performance. The ceremony will mark the conclusion of the school's 150th anniversary year and celebrate the 150th graduating class. 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. A Lawrence University alumna who paved an impressive 40-year career in theater, film, and television will return to campus on June 9 as the 2019 Commencement speaker. He will challenge classmates to look at how the United States defines its history and how its citizens think about social change in comparison to South Africa. Class of 2021 graduate Siddhi Nadkarni, who concentrated in health and human biology with a focus on global health, delivers one of the senior orations during the College ceremony on Sunday, May 2, part of Browns 253rd Commencement. Addressing Browns newest medical school graduates, President Christina H. Paxson acknowledged the challenges students faced this year and commended them on their accomplishments. Ruth Simmons, Ph.D. '73, president of Prairie View A&M University, president emerita of both Brown University and Smith College, and one of the nation's foremost leaders in higher education, will be the principal speaker at Harvard's celebration of the Class of 2021 on Thursday, May 27. Along with Commencement, Brown held Reunion events over the weekend, inviting nearly 30,000 alumni to come together for a weekend . John Brown University is a leading private Christian university, training students to honor God and serve others since 1919. 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. Doctor of Science. The Campus Dance bash concluded with a festive Senior Sing at midnight on the steps of Sayles Hall. With an eye toward lives and careers that make an enduring and positive impact, 763 masters and Ph.D. graduates earned Brown degrees in a Saturday afternoon Commencement ceremony on the College Green. 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. Jordan is a human resources director at Ryan Companies and a former NFL athlete with the Minnesota Vikings. Commencement Speaker: Diana Natalicio, Ph.D. President, University of Texas at El Paso. Warren Alpert Medical School graduate Sydney Tan introduces Class of 2021 Commencement speaker Jason Tsichlis. Paxson will preside, and seniors orators Kaitlan Bui, Alexandra Ali Martnez and Michelle Liu will address their fellow graduates. Sherent Harris, a member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe, shared the Universitys newly adopted land acknowledgement at the start of the University Ceremony in recognition that Brown is located on lands within ancestral homelands of the Narragansett tribe. The address is titled "On Not Losing Heart.". Brown percussionists lead the recessional to the Van Wickle Gates following the College ceremony. On Saturday, May 28, 2022, part of Browns 254th Commencement Weekend, the University honored returning undergraduate and graduate members of the Class of 2020 with a Procession, Commencement ceremonies and receptions. from Brown, will deliver the Baccalaureate address to the undergraduate Class of 2022 on Saturday. New M.D. 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. 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Chancellor DiStefano, President Benson, and the Regents of the University I am honored to be here, thank you. Atkins, a nationally recognized education innovator, leads the nonprofit Together Education. The University's unjust refusal to accept . Undergraduates will process to the First Baptist Church in America for their ceremony. 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 . Find videos, photos and messages of congratulations to Browns Commencement social feed using the hashtags #Brown2021 and #BrownU. The Universitys ceremonial Van Wickle Gates open for only two reasons: when new students enter campus to begin their studies and when new graduates depart for the world beyond Brown. Student Speakers. Campus Dance. Revisit all the exciting moments of Browns 254th Commencement celebrations on Sunday, May 29, 2022, including the Procession and the ceremonies of the College, the Graduate School, the Warren Alpert Medical School and the University. 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. 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. Quincy Jones, Doctor of Music. May 2, 2022. Both Dyke and Johnson will receive honorary degrees during the commencement . This person is selected through an application and interview process conducted by a special committee that includes students, faculty, and staff. 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.. 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. The ceremony will be live-streamed on the web. Charles S. Bullock, University Professor of Public and International Affairs, will deliver the graduate Commencement address on Thursday, May 11, at 10 a.m . 1967 - John W. Gardner. As part of the weekends celebrations, alumni from 2020 who received doctoral and masters degrees joined a procession that led the graduates out of the Van Wickle Gates, symbolizing the end of their academic journey at Brown. This years Baccalaureate address will be delivered by Dr. Seth Berkley, a physician and public health leader who earned his bachelors degree and M.D. Former President, Unigroup; Co-Chair, the Ferguson Commission. 1965 - Adlai Stevenson. They will address DePaul's approximately 6,500 graduates at the university's commencement ceremonies May 14 and June 10-11. The group featured 95 undergraduate students earning a perfect 4.0 GPA, 224 student veterans and includes . Separate departmental ceremonies for each academic department follow the main ceremony and provide a more intimate atmosphere for families and College graduates. Keynote Speech Video. Spalter was selected as the speaker by the Graduate Student Council. Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to lead the WTO, is the Institute's 117th Commencement speaker, a tradition that dates back to 1880, the earliest year that MIT . Commencement procession 9:45 a.m. Lee Shallat Chemel '65. Socially distanced graduates listen to speakers during the May 1 Graduate School ceremony. In case of rain the ceremony is scheduled for the Pizzitola Sports Center. 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. 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. delivers the student address to graduates at the 2021 Warren Alpert Medical School Commencement ceremony, part of Browns 253rd Commencement. Class of 2023.5 member who took medical leave details frustration with commencement speaker selection process Brown does not allow midyear graduates to speak at commencement before their graduation, College says. "We have to make decisions about community and our responsibility," said Eckstein, adding that responsibility necessitates action. Class of 1975, the schools first graduating class. In addition, Brown will honor the late telecommunications pioneer George H. Billings (1950-2021), a Class of 1972 graduate. Forums For the full list of performers, please see our page of thanks and acknowledgments. 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. Mira Nikolova and Abdullah Shihipar, who respectively earned a Ph.D. and masters from Brown in 2020, will return to campus to address their fellow alumni during a dedicated Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 28. Brown University President Christina H. Paxson addressed graduates from the College, the Graduate School and the Warren Alpert Medical School at the University Ceremony on Sunday, May 29, 2022, as part of Browns 254th Commencement. On Sunday, May 29, the University will confer a total of 2,788 degrees in all categories undergraduate, graduate, medical and honorary. Browns oath was written by the medical Class of 1975 and has been used by each succeeding class. Paxson will preside over the ceremony, which will include student performances and more, and Brown alumni Sydney Lo and Dhruv Singh will deliver Commencement speeches. 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. 1984 Jack E. Brown (Speech Convocation) John A.D. Cooper (Medical Convocation) Robert C. McFarlane (Arts and Sciences Convocation) . Acclaimed TV, theater director to return to Lawrence as Commencement speaker. from Brown, who will receive an honorary degree on Sunday. 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. Lobell is an agricultural ecologist and environmental scientist and a professor at Stanford University. will present the graduates from that college just like they would during an in-person ceremony. Congratulations, Class of 2022 and Class of 2020! Main: 609-896-5000 Admissions: 800-257-9026 Surgeon General shares lessons both professional and personal, Open details for Brown to celebrate Commencement and Reunion Weekend with mix of in-person, virtual events, Open details for Brown to confer six honorary degrees at Commencement 2021, Open details for Senior orators will encourage graduates to dream big and build community, Open details for Graduate School speakers to emphasize community, connection at Commencement, In spirited celebration, Brown community commemorates Class of 2021s resilience, ability to improvise, Student speakers take center stage at Browns Commencement, Reunion events, Commencement forums capture, virtually, the spirit of community celebration, intellectual discovery, Brown faculty confers highest honor on public health, dance scholars and educators, 2021 Baccalaureate Speaker: Steven R. Jordan, 2021 Medical School Student Address: Scholars of the Human Condition, 2021 Medical School Faculty Address: Notes from the Floors, 2021 Masters Orator Sonya Brooks: Our Connection in Chaos, 2021 Ph.D. Orator Bardiya Akhbari: Bani Adam: One Essence and Soul, 2021 Senior Orator George Kubai: Dare to Dream, 2021 Senior Orator Siddhi Nadkarni: From Problems to Progress, President Paxson remarks to 2021 College graduates, 2021 Honorary Degree Recipient Norman Atkins, 2021 Honorary Degree Recipient Steven R. Jordan, 2021 Honorary Degree Recipient David Lobell, 2021 Honorary Degree Recipient Maud Mandel, 2021 Honorary Degree Recipient Jessica Meir, 2021 Honorary Degree Recipient O. 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. He remembers when his parents took him as a 10-year-old on a march in Queens to protest the death of a black man who was chased into traffic by a group of whites. Commencement at John Brown University is held every year in May and December and streamed online. 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. A Brown staff member sprays down seats between events, part of Browns efforts to keep participants in this years Commencement ceremonies safe and healthy. 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