Convocation
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July 21, 2017
The University Ceremony of the 530th Convocation of the University of Chicago was held on June 10, 2017, on the Main Quadrangle. The University of Chicago Pipe Band led distinguished...Read more
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July 21, 2017
The University Ceremony of the 530th Convocation of the University of Chicago was held on June 10, 2017, on the Main Quadrangle. The University of Chicago Pipe Band led distinguished...Read more
By Andrew Bauld
June 9, 2017
Two graduating students to attain rank of second lieutenant on June 10
By Ryan Goodwin
June 7, 2017
The University of Chicago is preparing to celebrate Convocation Weekend on June 9 and June 10. The weekend starts with Class Day, a new UChicago tradition for graduating students in...Read more
May 25, 2017
The University of Chicago will present honorary degrees to three distinguished scholars during Convocation on June 10. The honorary degree recipients are Robert MacPherson, the Herman Weyl Professor of Mathematics...Read more
May 16, 2017
New York Times columnist David Brooks, AB’83, will be the invited speaker for UChicago’s first Class Day, addressing graduating students in the College and their families on Friday, June 9...Read more
By Ryan Goodwin, Mark Peters
May 2, 2017
University adds Class Day and diploma ceremonies for the College
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December 12, 2016
The 529th Convocation of the University of Chicago was held in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel on December 9, 2016. Provost Daniel Diermeier introduced Amanda Woodward, William S. Gray Professor of Psychology...Read more
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September 28, 2016
Held in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, this long-standing tradition included a welcome by Elizabeth Davenport, Dean of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel; music from the University’s Motet Choir; the presentation of the Class...Read more
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June 30, 2016
The Social Sciences Division Diploma and Hooding Ceremony was held in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel on Saturday, June 11, following the University of Chicago 527th Convocation. It included conferring of the...Read more
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June 30, 2016
The University of Chicago College Baccalaureate Ceremony is a celebration of four years of College life for graduates and their families. The ceremony featured student memories and readings, a slideshow...Read more
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June 30, 2016
The Spring 2016 College Diploma Ceremony was held on the Main Quadrangle on June 11, 2016. President Robert J. Zimmer offered opening remarks, followed by Provost Eric D. Isaacs' introduction...Read more
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June 30, 2016
The University Ceremony of the 527th Convocation of the University of Chicago was held on June 11, 2016, on the Main Quadrangle. The University of Chicago Pipe Band led distinguished...Read more
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June 20, 2016
The University Ceremony of the 527th Convocation of the University of Chicago was held on June 11, 2016, on the Main Quadrangle. The University of Chicago Pipe Band led distinguished...Read more
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June 20, 2016
This year’s undergraduate student speakers for the Class of 2016 were Kristopher Michael Pittard, Hannah Marie Gitlin, and Konje M. Machini. The student speakers were chosen by their classmates and...Read more
Produced by UChicago Creative
June 20, 2016
The University Ceremony of the 527th Convocation of the University of Chicago was held on June 11, 2016, on the Main Quadrangle. The University of Chicago Pipe Band led distinguished...Read more
Produced by UChicago Creative
June 20, 2016
The Spring 2016 College Diploma Ceremony was held on the Main Quadrangle on June 11, 2016. President Robert J. Zimmer offered opening remarks, followed by Provost Eric D. Isaacs' introduction...Read more
June 17, 2016
By Mark Peters
June 6, 2016
The University of Chicago is preparing for its 527th Convocation on Saturday, June 11. The daylong celebration will begin with the University-wide Convocation ceremony starting at 9:15 a.m. in the...Read more