- Five distinguished leaders to join former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos as Notre Dame honorary degree recipientsThe University of Notre Dame will bestow honorary degrees on five distinguished leaders in science, business, music and community service at its 178th University Commencement Ceremony on May 21.
- Nobel Peace Prize recipient and former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to deliver Notre Dame’s 2023 commencement addressNobel Peace Prize recipient Juan Manuel Santos, the president of Colombia from 2010 to 2018, will be the principal speaker and receive an honorary degree at the University of Notre Dame’s 178th University Commencement Ceremony on May 21.
- Antonio Ortiz to speak at ACE Commencement ceremonyAntonio Ortiz, the first lay president of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago and a graduate of the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) Teaching Fellows program, will serve as the keynote speaker at ACE’s 2022 Commencement Ceremony at the University of Notre Dame on Saturday (July 9).
- The Commencement of the class of 2020The University of Notre Dame class of 2020 returned to campus Sunday (May 29) for an emotional and long-awaited Commencement Ceremony ─ two years after a virtual ceremony was held due to the coronavirus pandemic. A Commencement Mass was celebrated prior to the graduation ceremony inside Notre Dame Stadium for the…
- Class of 2020 Graduate School degree recipients encouraged to ‘embrace the uncomfortable middle’ and to ‘seek joy’This weekend, hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students of the University of Notre Dame Class of 2020 returned to their alma mater for long-awaited in-person Commencement Ceremonies. The returning students completed their studies in 2020 and had their degrees conferred virtually in the first year of the pandemic. In total, more than 800 students from the Graduate School earned degrees during the 2019-2020 academic year and nearly 80 returned for their on-campus ceremony on Saturday (May 28) in Leighton Concert Hall in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. The event was hosted by Laura Carlson…
- Robert J. Bernhard, vice president for research, to keynote 2020 Graduate School Commencement CeremonyRobert J. Bernhard, vice president for research and professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, will deliver the commencement address during the Graduate School’s Class of 2020 Commencement Ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday (May 28) at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.
- Class of 2020 returns for a Commencement ceremony two years in the makingTwo years after receiving their diplomas in the mail following a semester of remote learning and a livestreamed conferral ceremony because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Notre Dame class of 2020 and their guests will return to campus for a University Commencement Ceremony in Notre Dame Stadium on Sunday (May 29).…
- The Commencement of the class of 2022The University of Notre Dame celebrated its 177th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday (May 15) at Notre Dame Stadium. An audience of more than 25,000 family members, friends, faculty and graduates attended.
- Graduate School degree recipients encouraged to create ‘a positive vision of the future’Ernest Moniz, the U.S. secretary of energy from 2013 to 2017, encouraged members of the class of 2022 to create a “positive vision of the future” with regard to the nuclear security and climate threats, among other issues, during the Graduate School’s annual Commencement Ceremony Saturday at the University of Notre Dame.…
- Notre Dame Stories: The 2022 Valedictorian: Devin DiggsThe Class of 2022 valedictorian Devin Diggs joins us to talk about his Notre Dame story, and what's in store after commencement. Among other activities, Diggs worked in Dr. Jessica Payne's Sleep, Stress and Memory Lab. Diggs is a neuroscience and behavior major in the College of Science…
- Ernest Moniz, former energy secretary, to keynote 2022 Graduate School Commencement CeremonyErnest J. Moniz, U.S. secretary of energy from 2013 to 2017, will deliver the keynote address during the Graduate School’s annual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday (May 14) at the University of Notre Dame.
- Notre Dame to confer 3,344 degreesThe University of Notre Dame will confer 3,344 degrees Saturday and Sunday (May 14 and 15) during Commencement weekend activities, including the 177th University Commencement Ceremony in Notre Dame Stadium on Sunday, during which 2,066 degrees will be conferred on undergraduate students.
- Devin Diggs named valedictorian; Morgan La Sala selected salutatorianDevin Diggs of Olathe, Kansas, has been named valedictorian and Morgan La Sala from Wayne, New Jersey, has been selected salutatorian of the 2022 University of Notre Dame graduating class.
- Notre Dame to confer three honorary degrees at 2022 CommencementThe University of Notre Dame will present honorary degrees at its 177th University Commencement Ceremony on May 15 to two distinguished leaders, Ernest J. Moniz and Kathleen McChesney, who were originally to be recognized at the 2020 ceremony that was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
- Trustee John W. Jordan II ‘Jay’ to receive Hesburgh-Stephan MedalThe medal celebrates the dedication of those who serve as Notre Dame Trustees, and the critical role Notre Dame’s Board plays as the governing body of the University.
- John F. Crowley—tireless advocate, entrepreneur and ‘extraordinary’ father—to deliver commencement address to 2020 Notre Dame graduatesJohn F. Crowley, a University of Notre Dame alumnus and parent whose pursuit of a cure for the rare disease that afflicts two of his children was portrayed in the major motion picture “Extraordinary Measures,” will be the principal speaker and receive an honorary degree May 29 at a special commencement ceremony for the University’s Class of 2020.
- Environmental activist Sharon Lavigne to receive Notre Dame’s 2022 Laetare MedalSharon Lavigne, an environmental justice activist, will receive the University of Notre Dame’s 2022 Laetare Medal — the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics — at Notre Dame’s 177th University Commencement Ceremony on May 15 (Sunday).
- Ukrainian Archbishop Borys Gudziak to deliver Notre Dame’s 2022 commencement addressMetropolitan-Archbishop Borys Gudziak, the highest-ranking Ukrainian Catholic prelate in the United States and organizer and president of Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU), will be the principal speaker and receive an honorary degree at the University of Notre Dame’s 177th University Commencement Ceremony on May 15, Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., announced today.
- Derrell Bradford to speak at ACE Commencement ceremonyDerrell Bradford, the president of 50CAN, a national nonprofit that advocates for high-quality education for all children regardless of their address, will serve as the keynote speaker at the 2021 Commencement Ceremony of the University of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) on Saturday (July 10).
- The Commencement of the Notre Dame Class of 2021The University of Notre Dame celebrated its 176th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday (May 23) at Notre Dame Stadium. An audience of more than 14,000 family members, friends, faculty and graduates attended.
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