COMMENCEMENT 2025
BAALA SHAKYA & OLIVIA CYRUS
Yale awards 4,378 degrees in 324th Commencement

The University conferred 4,378 degrees upon graduating students from Yale College and the University’s 13 graduate and professional schools, as well as upon honorary recipients.

May 19, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
IN PHOTOS: Commencement 2025

On Monday morning, members of the class of 2025 gathered on Old Campus to celebrate Yale’s 324th Commencement.

May 19, 2025

ANDRE FA'AOSO
New Zealand liberals proud of Ardern’s Class Day address

New Zealanders shared with the News reactions to the former prime minister’s Class Day remarks nearly 9,000 miles away.

May 19, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
Eleven seniors recognized for college accomplishments

At the Class Day ceremony on Sunday afternoon, Yale College awarded prizes to members of the class of 2025 for exceptional athletic, academic and extracurricular achievements during their undergraduate years.

May 19, 2025

OLIVIA CYRUS
Class Day student performers highlight campus free speech and activism

Student performances at the Sunday event demonstrated the enduring significance of last year’s pro-Palestinian protests and ongoing campus free speech concerns to the class of 2025.

May 19, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
Jacinda Ardern urges class of 2025 to speak up

In her Class Day address, the former New Zealand prime minister told Yale’s graduating class to embrace humility and global awareness.

May 19, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
IN PHOTOS: Hats off: Class of 2025 celebrates with humor and fun

As the class of 2025 gathered on Old Campus for Sunday’s Class Day ceremony, tradition was on full display with fun, colorful hats bobbing above the crowd of seniors.

May 19, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
IN PHOTOS: Hats off: Class of 2025 celebrates with humor and fun

As the class of 2025 gathered on Old Campus for Sunday’s Class Day ceremony, tradition was on full display with fun, colorful hats bobbing above the crowd of seniors.

May 19, 2025

LILY BELLE POLING & ISOBEL MCCLURE
Debbie Allen, Henry Louis Gates Jr. spotted at honorary degree reception

The University holds an annual dinner for honorary degree recipients on the Sunday night of Commencement weekend before publicly announcing the recipients.

May 18, 2025

ISOBEL MCCLURE
McInnis’ speech spotlights civility, Yale’s place in American history

In her address at the Baccalaureate Ceremony on Sunday morning, the University president used a painting of an American Revolutionary War battle and the Beer Summit to advocate for compassion despite present partisanship.

May 18, 2025

MAURIE MCINNIS
MCINNIS: Overcoming divides and embracing our shared humanity

All of us can sense that conversations have become more brittle. Trust in institutions — and one another — is fraying. Common ground feels hard to find, and still harder to sustain. I don’t think we’ve lost the ability to talk with each other so much as the will to.

May 18, 2025