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Photos: Graduate Schools Come Together to Celebrate Commencement

May 22, 2023

Graduates from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the International Business School, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the Rabb School of Continuing Studies participated in the afternoon ceremony.

Classmates tune in to the graduate speaker.
Classmates take in the Graduate Commencement speech.

Photo Credit: Dan Holmes

Honorary degree recipient Annette Gordon-Reed gives the Commencement address during the graduate Commencement ceremony.
Honorary degree recipient Annette Gordon-Reed gave the Commencement address during the afternoon ceremony.

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Shirah Malka Cohen, GSAS’23, sings the National Anthem.
Shirah Malka Cohen, GSAS’23, sings the National Anthem.

Photo Credit: Gaelen Morse

President Ron Liebowitz shares well wishes with the graduate Class of 2023.
President Ron Liebowitz shares well-wishes with master's degree and PhD recipients in the Class of 2023.

Photo Credit: Dan Holmes

Sabikun Naher, Heller’23 and her daughter Zarin Nawar Ruponti pose for a photo.
Sabikun Naher, Heller’23, and her daughter pose for a photo.

Photo Credit: Dan Holmes

Hadi Kahalzadeh takes a selfie with fellow graduates.
Hadi Kahalzadeh, Heller PhD’23, takes a selfie with fellow graduates.

Photo Credit: Dan Holmes

Eva Gurevich congratulates fellow graduates.
Eva Gurevich, GSAS PhD’23, congratulates fellow graduates.

Photo Credit: Dan Holmes

From left to right, Keshav Krishna, Paru Nair, Dr. Satya Krishna Ramachandran, Heller MBA '23, Priya Nair take a selfie at the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center.
From left to right, Keshav Krishna, Paru Nair, Dr. Satya Krishna Ramachandran, Heller MBA’23, and Priya Nair take a selfie.

Photo Credit: Dan Holmes

Graduates from the International Business School revel in the celebration together.
Graduates from the International Business School revel in the celebration together.

Photo Credit: Dan Holmes

Jess Lynch-Foust lines up to walk the stage.
Jessica Lynch-Foust, Heller MBA’23 lines up to walk the stage.

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Francesca Capocasa, GSAS PhD ’23, is hooded for her Ph.D in physics during the event.
Francesca Capocasa, GSAS PhD’23, receives her hood during the ceremony.

Photo Credit: Gaelen Morse

Amy Louise Scalera walks the stage after receiving her Ph.D in neuroscience.

Amy Louise Scalera, GSAS PhD’23 walks the stage.

Photo Credit: Dan Holmes

A graduate from the Heller school for Social Policy and Management hugs faculty as they walk the stage.
A graduate from the Heller school shares a hug with faculty as they walk the stage.

Photo Credit: Dan Holmes

Graduates of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management cheer for their peers.
Graduates of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management cheer for their school.

Photo Credit: Dan Holmes

Emiliano Gutierrez-Popoca, GSAS PhD’23 delivers the graduate student address at the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center during Graduate Commencement
Emiliano Gutierrez-Popoca, GSAS PhD’23, delivers the Graduate Student Address at the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center during Graduate Commencement.

Photo Credit: Dan Holmes

Friends and family step outside to capture photos with the graduates.
Friends and family step outside to capture photos with the graduates.

Photo Credit: Dan Holmes

Friends capture photos together after the ceremony.
Friends capture photos together after the ceremony.

Photo Credit: Dan Holmes

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