Commencement 2024

Honorary Degree Recipients

Brandeis will award honorary degrees to the following individuals during the commencement exercises on May 19:

Ken Burns (Undergraduate Ceremony Keynote Speaker)
Doctor of Creative Arts

Roy DeBerry ’70, GSAS MA’78, PhD’79
Doctor of Humane Letters

Rabbi David Ellenson
Doctor of Humane Letters

Ruth Halperin-Kaddari
Doctor of Laws

Ruth Simmons (Graduate Ceremony Keynote Speaker)
Doctor of Humane Letters