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Commencement
Tony Award-winning actress and singer/songwriter Idina Menzel to speak at Penn’s 267th Commencement
Tony Award-winning actress and singer/songwriter Idina Menzel to speak at Penn’s 267th Commencement
At the Commencement ceremony on Monday, May 15, Menzel will receive an honorary doctor of arts degree, along with the other 2023 Penn honorary degree recipients.
Our 15 favorite stories from 2022
Our 15 favorite stories from 2022
From interdisciplinary research and life-changing discoveries to a new University president and everything in between, this year at Penn has been one for the books.
‘Oft-delayed but never deterred,’ Class of 2020 and 2021 grads celebrate
‘Oft-delayed but never deterred,’ Class of 2020 and 2021 grads celebrate
Embodying adaptability and persistence, themes of the speech by Angela Duckworth, alums from the classes of 2020 and 2021 returned to campus to make up for a missed milestone.
A celebration of the ‘resilient creativity’ of the Class of 2022
A celebration of the ‘resilient creativity’ of the Class of 2022
Penn’s 266th Commencement showcased graduates who Interim President Wendell Pritchett said demonstrated an “advanced ability to roll with the challenges.”
Class of 2022: By the numbers
Class of 2022: By the numbers
On May 16, more than 6,000 students are eligible to graduate at the University-wide Commencement ceremony, and Penn will confer eight honorary degrees.
Commencement 2022 primer
Commencement 2022 primer
On May 16, Penn will celebrate the first fully in-person Commencement since the 263rd ceremony in 2019.
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns to speak at Penn’s 266th Commencement
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns to speak at Penn’s 266th Commencement
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns will deliver the address at the 2022 University of Pennsylvania Commencement on Monday, May 16. The announcement was made today by Vice President and University Secretary Medha Narvekar.
Penn announces in-person Commencement ceremonies for those curtailed by COVID-19
Penn announces in-person Commencement ceremonies for those curtailed by COVID-19
The Class of 2020 Commencement Ceremony was moved to an online only event in May 2020. Now members of the Class of 2020, as well as graduate members of the Class of 2021, will get an in-person celebration.
Penn’s newest midshipmen honored
Penn’s newest midshipmen honored
On May 15, the University’s NROTC annual Pass in Review ceremony was celebrated aboard the USS New Jersey.
Celebrating the ‘incomparable’ Class of 2021
Celebrating the ‘incomparable’ Class of 2021
Penn’s 265th Commencement honored students who are defined by their inspiring growth, unrivaled resilience, gracious appreciation, and undoubted ability to create a better future for us all.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
‘Abbott Elementary’s’ Quinta Brunson will speak at Penn education school’s commencement
Quinta Brunson, star and creator of “Abbot Elementary,” will speak at the Graduate School of Education commencement, while Tony award-winning actress and singer/songwriter Idina Menzel will serve as Penn’s main Commencement speaker.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Finally, the Class of 2020 gets its in-person commencement ceremonies at Penn, Haverford, and Penn State
On Sunday, 3,500 members of the University of Pennsylvania’s undergraduate class of 2020 as well as 2021 master’s and doctoral graduates marched onto Franklin Field to whooping cheers from family and friends in the crowd of 12,000.
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The New York Times
14 excerpts from commencement speeches without the word C*VID
Alumna Laurene Powell Jobs’ commencement speech was excerpted. “We have to be prepared to walk through the door when it opens, or, by our own power and purpose, to open it ourselves,” she said.
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Forbes
We need to ‘tear down walls… within and without’ Laurene Powell Jobs told U Penn’s Class of 2021
Philanthropist, entrepreneur, and alumna Laurene Powell Jobs addressed graduating Penn students at this year’s Commencement ceremony. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. And while you're doing it, love who you do it for and love who you are while you do it,” she said.
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NBC News
Video: Watch as Andrea Mitchell Gives the Commencement Address at UPenn
NBC Foreign affairs correspondent and Penn alumna Andrea Mitchell addressed the class of 2018 on Monday, sharing her experiences and offering the new graduates guidance for life after college.
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