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Commencement 2023

Campus was bursting with spring color and jubilant celebration as Brandeis held its 72nd Commencement exercises for more than 1,700 undergraduate and graduate students May 21.

A Full Day of Celebrations

In re-designed celebrations, a ceremony for undergraduates was held in the morning and graduate students were celebrated in the afternoon. Immunologist Drew Weissman ’81, GSAS MA’81, P’15, keynoted the ceremony for undergraduates, while graduate degree recipients heard from Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed.

Students prepare to walk the stage at the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center during Commencement at Brandeis University on May 20, 2023.
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Immunologist Drew Weissman ’81, GSAS MA’81, P’15, keynoted the undergraduate ceremony in the morning, while Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed addressed graduate students in an afternoon ceremony.

"Our university has been animated by a set of millennia-old Jewish values, a reverence for learning, critical thinking, and a commitment to help repair the world. Your graduating class embodies and lives these values. "

President Ron Liebowitz

Bursting With Pride

Friends and family worked hard to get the best angles during the afternoon ceremony.
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Guests of the graduates went all out to show their support. They came prepared with custom-made t-shirts, posters, cheers, and hugs.

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