Archives: 2018 | Commencement

Videos

Commencement Ceremony (with closed captioning)
Commencement Address
Baccalaureate Address

Speakers & Honorees

John Lewis, U.S. Congressman representing Georgia’s Fifth District, delivered the Boston University’s 145th Commencement Address during the ceremony. Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto, mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, delivered the Baccalaureate Address earlier in the day at Marsh Chapel. Both received honorary degrees.

Others who received honorary degrees are: Vibha Bakshi, filmmaker and journalist; Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and Zhang Yimou, noted actor, director, producer, and filmmaker.

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Photo Gallery

Group of graduates in BU regalia on Nickerson Field cheering, with a full bandstand of guests in the background.

3 graduates in BU red gowns cheer with arms raised in the air.

Crowd of BU graduates in red gowns tossing their black mortarboard caps in the air.

Distance view from the grandstand to the stage on Nickerson Field, filled with guests and graduates in regalia.

In a crowd of graduates with the BU Jumbotron in the background, one graduate stands with arms raised overhead in a cheer.

In a row of graduates, one turns to the camera and hold up the Peace sign with two fingers.

One graduate kissing another graduate on the cheek.

Crowd view of BU graduates with one enthusiastic graduate stands, arms raised and cheering.

View of Nickerson Field as BU graduates toss their caps in the air, with a full grandstand of guests behind them.

Dean Hill speaking at the podium onstage with a standing platform party in regalia stands behind him. — 5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts The Reverend Dr. Robert Allan Hill, Dean of Marsh Chapel, delivers the benediction at the end of the 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Dave Green for Boston University Photography

Four female graduates toss their mortarboard caps in the air. — Rosie Webb [SAR ‘18] Stef Hartford [Questrom / CAS ‘18] Zoe Bressler [CAS ‘18] Jocelyn Perry [CAS ‘18] 5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Dave Green for Boston University Photography5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Dave Green for Boston University Photography

A female graduate shakes the hand of Congressman John Lewis as he processes by on Nickerson Field. — 5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts John Lewis shakes hands with students before the start of the 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Jake Belcher for Boston University Photography

A graduate in regalia shakes the hand of a small boy in a baseball cap through the crowd barricades. — 5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Jake Belcher for Boston University Photography

5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Jake Belcher for Boston University Photography

5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts Yasmin Younis (COM Õ18) delivers the student Commencement address at the 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Jake Belcher for Boston University Photography

5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts President Robert A. Brown speaks at the 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Jake Belcher for Boston University Photography

5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts Boston University President Robert A. Brown, right, and Trustee Carla Meyer present an honorary degree to Vibha Bakshi during the 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Jake Belcher for Boston University Photography

5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Kristyn Ulanday for Boston University Photography

5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Kristyn Ulanday for Boston University Photography

5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Melissa Ostrow for Boston University Photography

5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts Nebeyatt Betre (COM’18), right, and Kaitlin Geraghty (CAS’18) present the class gift at the 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Melissa Ostrow for Boston University Photography

5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts Boston University President Robert A. Brown, right, and Trustee John Howe present an honorary degree to Anthony Fauci during the 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Michael D. Spencer for Boston University Photography

5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts Boston University Provost Jean Morrison introduces candidates for graduation during the 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Michael D. Spencer for Boston University Photography

5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Michael D. Spencer for Boston University Photography

5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Natasha Moustache for Boston University Photography

5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Natasha Moustache for Boston University Photography

5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts From left, Trustee Hugo Shong, Zhang Yimou, Trustee Richard Reidy, Trustee Ryan Roth Gallo, Carmen Yul’n Cruz Soto (CASÕ84), President Robert Brown, and Trustee J. Kenneth Menges, Jr., during the national anthem of the 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Derek Palmer for Boston University Photography

5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University Photography

5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts 2018 Boston University Baccalaureate Service at Marsh Chapel on May 20, 2018. Photo by Dave Green for Boston University Photography

5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts 2018 Boston University Baccalaureate Service at Marsh Chapel on May 20, 2018. Photo by Dave Green for Boston University Photography

San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz Soto in red BU regalia speaking at the podium in Marsh Chapel. — 5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts Carmen Yul’n Cruz Soto, mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, delivers the Baccalaureate Address at Marsh Chapel on May 20, 2018. Photo by Dave Green for Boston University Photography

Brittany Giles-Jones [MET ‘18] Stephanie Remy-MarqueZ [MET ‘18] 5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Dave Green for Boston University Photography5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Dave Green for Boston University Photography

Elizabeth Adesanya [Questrom ‘18], Bidemi Palmer [Questrom ‘18], Analisa Vallejo [Questrom ‘18] Emily salcedo [Questrom ‘18] Tyese fraser [Questrom ‘18] 5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Dave Green for Boston University Photography5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Dave Green for Boston University Photography

Camron nabatchian [Questrom ‘18] Alexandra quinlan [Questrom ‘18] Keshav kakkar [Questrom ‘18] 5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Dave Green for Boston University Photography5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Dave Green for Boston University Photography

5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts Zhang Yimou is presented with an honorary degree during the 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Michael D. Spencer for Boston University Photography

5/20/18 – Boston, Massachusetts Carmen Yul’n Cruz Soto (CASÕ84) is presented with an honorary degree during the 2018 Boston University Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 20, 2018. Photo by Michael D. Spencer for Boston University Photography