Penn Class of 2024, 268th Commencement, May 20, 2024

University of Pennsylvania Commencement

Franklin Field on Monday, May 20, 2024

The University of Pennsylvania's 268th Commencement ceremony took place on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Franklin Field. The ceremony featured 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.

Webcast of Penn’s Commencement Ceremony

Family members and friends who were unable to attend Penn’s 268th Commencement may watch or listen to the webcast of the ceremony.

For the webcast archives, go to the Commencement Webcast & Multimedia Archives page.

Webcast Archives

Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients

The speaker and honorary degree recipients for The University of Pennsylvania's 268th Commencement ceremony included Siddhartha Mukherjee, Ingrid Daubechies, Karl Deisseroth, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Maya Lin (see slideshow.)

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Siddhartha Mukherjee

Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction, 2011
Oncologist and Associate Professor, Columbia University; author

2024 Commencement Speaker and Honorary Doctor of Sciences

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Ingrid Daubechies

Physicist and mathematician, discoverer of “Daubechies wavelet”
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University

2024 Honorary Doctor of Sciences

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Karl Deisseroth

Pioneer of optogenetics and CLARITY
D.H. Chen Professor of Bioengineering and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University

2024 Honorary Doctor of Sciences

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Kenneth Gamble

Singer, songwriter, music producer, entrepreneur
Co-Founder, Philadelphia International Records and the “Sound of Philadelphia”

2024 Honorary Doctor of Music

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Leon Huff

Pianist, songwriter, music producer, entrepreneur
Co-Founder, Philadelphia International Records and the “Sound of Philadelphia”

2024 Honorary Doctor of Music

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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

2024 Honorary Doctor of Arts

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