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±«Óãtv recognized 830 students for earning an A.B. degree, plus 6 master of arts in teaching degrees, during Commencement Weekend 2025, May 16–18. Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith gave the commencement address.

Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith, a distinguished national security expert with more than two decades of experience in U.S. and European defense policy, transatlantic relations, and geostrategic risk, will give the address at ±«Óãtv's 2025 Commencement on Sunday, May 18.

Neil R. Grabois, ±«Óãtv’s 13th president and professor of mathematics emeritus, who led the institution to new levels of stature and initiated Hamilton’s Partnership for Community Development, died peacefully in his sleep Oct. 6.

±«Óãtv has announced several proactive steps to educate the community about the dangers of accidental overdose from opioids and provide greater access to resources that could save lives: free distribution of Narcan/naloxone and training.

±«Óãtv recognized 730 students for earning an A.B. degree, plus 6 master of arts in teaching and one master of arts, during Commencement Weekend 2024, May 17–19. Financier-turned-human-rights-activist and author Bill Browder gave the commencement address.

Financier-turned–human rights activist Bill Browder will give the address at ±«Óãtv’s 2024 Commencement on Sunday, May 19. After his lawyer Sergei Magnitzky died while imprisoned without trial in Russia in 2009, Browder sought justice by lobbying for the Magnitsky Act — a 2012 bill that authorized the U.S. government to sanction human rights offenders and freeze their assets. Browder will receive an honorary degree alongside Angela Ferguson; Mohsin Hamid; Michael J. Herling ’79, P’08,’09,’12; and Tod Machover.

Nearly 700 graduating members of the Class of 2023 received their bachelor of arts degrees from ±«Óãtv on Sunday, May 21.

Approximately 3,250 family members flocked to ±«Óãtv to spend time with their students on campus, Oct. 22–24, 2021. Outdoor events and a check-in process provided fun and safe options for gathering.

A Muslim prayer room and Kosher kitchen in Interfaith House at 110 Broad Street will help to meet the needs of students in ±«Óãtv’s increasingly diverse population.

Adapting to the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University is planning two observances to mark the accomplishments of the Class of 2020.