University of Pennsylvania Commencement
Franklin Field on Monday, May 19, 2025
The University of Pennsylvania's 269th Commencement ceremony will be held on Monday, May 19, 2025, in Franklin Field. The ceremony will feature the conferral of degrees, the awarding of honorary degrees, greetings by University officials, and remarks by the Commencement speaker, Elizabeth Banks, actor, director, producer, and Penn alumna.
We will be updating this site with additional details as they become available.
Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients
Lonnie G. Bunch III
Historian, educator, curator, author; Fourteenth Secretary of the Smithsonian InstitutionHonorary Doctor of Humane Letters
Lene Vestergaard Hau
Physicist and pioneer in quantum optics; Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics at Harvard UniversityHonorary Doctor of Sciences
Barbara D. Savage
Historian, scholar of twentieth century African American history; Geraldine R. Segal Professor Emerita of American Social Thought, Department of Africana Studies, University of PennsylvaniaHonorary Doctor of Humane Letters
Livestream of Penn’s Commencement Ceremony
The University of Pennsylvania's Commencement ceremony on Monday, May 19 will be live-streamed. Family members and friends who are unable to attend Penn’s 269th Commencement may watch or listen to the ceremony live. Coverage of the ceremony from Franklin Field will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 19, 2025. The livestream will be available on this page - check back on that day to watch or listen. It will be recorded and remain available for later viewing as well.
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