As California emerged from the pandemic, the university staged seven days of ceremonies for the classes of 2020 and 2021 — and President Carol L. Folt was determined to make it happen.
Commencement
Faye Demetriou looks back at an unforgettable day in the historic stadium when the Class of 1948 celebrated commencement.
The rite of passage remains one of the milestones for the Trojan Family.
Catch the famous faces that have been part of past ceremonies — and much more — in a pictorial walk down memory lane.
Top thinkers are acknowledged at ceremonies honoring Phi Kappa Phi initiates, Polymathic Academy fellows and the newest names on Leavey Library’s Wall of Scholars.
From the family that flew in from Japan to the first-generation graduate whose girlfriend had to work, there were plenty of stories to share Friday. Here are a few of them.
Enjoy the sights as more than 60,000 people gather at the University Park Campus to congratulate the Class of 2017.
With expected humor and surprising insight, the featured commencement speaker keeps the crowd laughing.
The valedictorian’s commencement address looks at her classmates with admiration, and ahead to the future with wonder.
The university’s 134th commencement draws more than 60,000 people to the University Park Campus.