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Commencement 2025

Campus was bursting with spring color and jubilant celebration as Brandeis held its 74th Commencement exercises for more than 1,700 undergraduate and graduate students on May 18.

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A Full Day of Celebrations

A ceremony for undergraduates was held in the morning and graduate students were celebrated in the afternoon. Historian of American Judaism and University Professor Jonathan Sarna ’75, GSAS MA’75, H’25 keynoted the ceremony for undergraduates, while graduate degree recipients heard from theoretical physicist and higher-education leader Shirley Ann Jackson.

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Commencement 2025: ‘Let us resolve … to promote moderation and sobriety amid the extremism of our time’

A joyful atmosphere filled Brandeis’ leafy campus Sunday as the Class of 2025 gathered with family and friends to celebrate the university’s 74th Commencement in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center.

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Photos: Undergraduate students celebrate a milestone at Commencement
A person sings the National Anthem from the podium during Commencement.
Photos: Graduate students shine on Commencement day
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“Class of 2025, we made it!”

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A look back on a day of celebration and honoring accomplishments with family, friends and the Brandeis community.

“Let your degree not just be a credential, but a promise — a promise to think broadly, to serve bravely, to lead with both rigor and heart.”

Shirley Ann Jackson, H’25

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Jonathan Sarna delivers remarks at the podium
Jonathan D. Sarna ’75, GSAS MA’75: “Let us resolve to promote moderation and sobriety amid the extremism of our time.”

University Professor Jonathan D. Sarna ’75, GSAS MA’75, the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, delivered the keynote address to undergraduates at Brandeis’ 74th Commencement exercises.

Shirley Ann Jackson delivers remarks at the podium.
Shirley Ann Jackson: “Let your purpose guide you.”
Hana Klempnauer Miller delivers remarks at a podium.
Hana Klempnauer Miller ’25: “Be not simply good, be good for something.”
Giselle Gabriel delivers remarks at the podium during the graduate Commencement ceremony.
Giselle Gabriel, Heller MA’25: “Let us channel our resilience and faith into purpose.”
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