Past Commencement Ceremonies
Commencement 2020
May 16-17, 2020
- Read coverage of the Baccalaureate ceremony and online events honoring the Class of 2020
- Watch the virtual Baccalaureate 2020
- Watch “A Tribute to the Graduating Students of the Class of 2020”
Commencement 2019
May 18–19, 2019
“Recognize, cherish, and nurture the relationships you have forged here, and embrace those that will come your way. Your lives will be so much richer for it,” Boston Red Sox President and CEO Samuel H. Kennedy said to the 537 graduates at Trinity College’s 193rd Commencement on Sunday, May 19.
- Read the Commencement address by Sam Kennedy ’95
- Read the president’s charge to the graduating class
- Watch the archived ceremony
- Read coverage from the weekend
- See photos
- Download the program
Commencement 2018
May 20, 2018
“You can be agents for positive change,” educator, cultural anthropologist, and author Johnnetta B. Cole said to the 580 graduates at Trinity College’s 192nd Commencement.
- Read the Commencement address by Johnetta Cole
- Read the president’s charge to the graduating class
- See video content
- Read coverage from the weekend
- See photos
- Download the Commencement program
Commencement 2017
May, 17, 2017
“We must protect freedom of speech. Let people speak their minds, but then do not hesitate to criticize them for spreading falsehoods,” philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist Daniel C. Dennett said to the 615 graduates at Trinity College’s 191st Commencement.
- Read the Commencement address by Daniel C. Dennett
- Read the president’s charge to the graduating class
- See video content
- Read coverage from the weekend
- See photos
- Download the Commencement program
Commencement 2016
May 22, 2016
“This is the time that you can best afford to sample all that life has to offer,” William K. Marimow, editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer, said to the 585 graduates receiving their degrees at Trinity College’s 190th Commencement.
- Listen to the Commencement address by William K. Marimow ’69
- Listen to the president’s charge to the graduating class
- See video content
- Read coverage from the weekend
- See photos
- Download the Commencement program