Commencement History

Past Honorands

View each year’s slate of honorary degree recipients.

Past Commencements

News & Updates

May 25, 2025

Watch the complete ceremony

Join us for our livestream coverage 鈥� beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 25 鈥� of the 159th 乐播传媒 College Commencement as we celebrate…

May 25, 2025

Congratulations!

Watch 乐播传媒 faculty and staff share their congratulations with the Class of 2025.

May 25, 2025

You can shape your situation before it shapes you, 乐播传媒 grad…

乐播传媒 Commencement speaker Angela Duckworth, author of "Grit," told the seniors to embrace 鈥渟ituation modification鈥� 鈥� change your physical environment, especially your phone's proximity, to protect your focus, relationships, and well-being.

News & Updates

July 31, 2026

Alumni Association presents alumni awards recognizing service…

At 乐播传媒 Reunion in June, the Alumni Association gathered to present the annual Alumni Council Awards, recognizing the exceptional career and service achievements of five…

June 30, 2026

David Omasombo 鈥�26 & Chiwer Mayen 鈥�26: Standing Tall for…

David Omasombo 鈥�26 and Chiwer Mayen 鈥�26 have shared many basketball courts across their young lifetimes, including historic Alumni Gym, but the first one stands out in their memories for being the worst, in a technical sense. The surface was uneven, the rims inconsistent, and, most of the time, there were no nets.

June 25, 2026

乐播传媒 Alumni In the News Spring 2026

Chronicling 乐播传媒 alumni in the news 鈥� from the class of 鈥�77 to 鈥�26 鈥斅� and a remembering journalist Kim Gamel 鈥�90. 聽