Videos
Commencement Highlights
The Brandeis Class of 2016 celebrates their accomplishments with fellow graduates, proud parents and friends.
Remarks by Interim President Lisa Lynch
Interim President Lynch presides at Brandeis Commencement.
Keynote Address by Julieanna L. Richardson '76
Richardson offered graduates this advice: Have passion, purpose and a plan; hold on through life's darkest moments; mentor others; and go forth and do good.
Undergraduate Student Address by Joel Burt-Miller '16
Burt-Miller tells fellow graduates, "I believe each and every one of us has a purpose in life, and it is through our dreams that this purpose can be realized."
Graduate Student Address by Naveed Noormal, Heller MA'16
Noormal tells fellow graduates, "Now that we have completed a degree, we are responsible for bringing about positive changes in this unequal world. We are held accountable to ourselves and to everyone around us"
'The Star-Spangled Banner'
Nyah Macklin '16 sings the national anthem.