Brandeis University's 73rd Commencement Exercises
The university’s 73rd commencement exercises will be held on Sunday, May 19, 2024 in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center and will feature an undergraduate and graduate ceremony, each featuring a speaker, student speaker, remarks from University leadership and individual recognition by name of each graduate who crosses the stage.
Students are required to register in advance to participate in the ceremony and tickets are required for all in person attendees. Both ceremonies will be broadcast live over the web.
2023 Commencement
The university’s 72nd commencement exercises were held Sunday, May 21, 2023. In re-designed celebrations, immunologist Drew Weissman ’81, GSAS MA’81, P’15, was the keynote speaker at the undergraduate ceremony in the morning, while Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed addressed graduate students in an afternoon ceremony.