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Commencement Ceremony
Commencement Address
Baccalaureate Service
Baccalaureate Address
Speakers & Honorees
Robert Woodward, investigative journalist and associate editor of The Washington Post, delivered Boston University’s 149th Commencement Address during the ceremony on Nickerson Field. Marylou Sudders, Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services and BU graduate, delivered the Baccalaureate Address earlier in the day at Marsh Chapel. Both received honorary degrees.
Others who received honorary degrees were: Gay J. McDougall, international human rights advocate, and Richard Shipley, president of the Shipley Foundation, BU Trustee Emeritus and alum. Frederick Wiseman, filmmaker, documentarian, and theater director, could not be in attendance and was unable to receive his honorary degree.
Photos & Memorabilia
Handshake Photos
When available, search for images by the GradImages photographers who were at many of the convocations.
Go to https://gradimages.com
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- Enter “Boston University” as School
- Enter “2022” as Year
“Step on the Seal” Photos
Thanks to the BU Alumni Association for having a photographer capture the moment when you finally got to “Step on the Seal”. You can find your pictures in their Flickr gallery.
Photo Gallery
View the Commencement 2022 Photo Gallery, provided by the talented BU photojournalist team.