Siddhartha Mukherjee
Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction, 2011
Oncologist and Associate Professor, Columbia University; author
2024 Commencement Speaker and Honorary Doctor of Sciences
University of Pennsylvania Commencement
Franklin Field on Monday, May 20, 2024
The University of Pennsylvania's 268th Commencement ceremony will take place on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Franklin Field at 10:15 a.m., and will be preceded by student and academic processions through campus. The ceremony will end at approximately 12:15 p.m. and will feature the conferral of degrees, the awarding of honorary degrees, greetings by University officials, and remarks by the Commencement speaker, Siddhartha Mukherjee, renowned physician, researcher, and best-selling author. Before entering Franklin Field, graduating students will assemble at 39th Street and Locust Walk starting at 8:45 a.m. for a procession across campus.
Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients
The speaker and honorary degree recipients for The University of Pennsylvania's 268th Commencement ceremony include Siddhartha Mukherjee, Ingrid Daubechies, Karl Deisseroth, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Maya Lin (see slideshow.)
Ingrid Daubechies
Physicist and mathematician, discoverer of “Daubechies wavelet”
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University
Honorary Doctor of Sciences
Karl Deisseroth
Pioneer of optogenetics and CLARITY
D.H. Chen Professor of Bioengineering and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
Honorary Doctor of Sciences
Kenneth Gamble
Singer, songwriter, music producer, entrepreneur
Co-Founder, Philadelphia International Records and the “Sound of Philadelphia”
Honorary Doctor of Music
Leon Huff
Pianist, songwriter, music producer, entrepreneur
Co-Founder, Philadelphia International Records and the “Sound of Philadelphia”
Honorary Doctor of Music
Maya Lin
Artist, designer, environmentalist
Creator of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, and the new home of the Museum of Chinese in America in New York City
Honorary Doctor of Arts
Webcast of Penn’s Commencement Ceremony
Family members and friends who are unable to attend Penn’s 268th Commencement may watch or listen to a live webcast of the ceremony. Coverage from Franklin Field will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 20, 2024. Come back to the website on Monday, May 20th at 9:00 a.m. ET for the webcast. For the webcast archives, go to the Commencement Webcast & Multimedia Archives page.
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