A total of 3,377 students will accept degrees today during the university's 155th commencement ceremony.
All of the university's schools will gather on the Academic Quad between Ballou and Bendetson Halls for the first phase of the ceremony from 9 to 11 a.m. This phase consists of the Academic Procession, the presentation and granting of honorary degrees and recognition of faculty emeriti.
Graduates can collect their diplomas in Dowling Hall following Phase I through 4 p.m. today. They will also be available next week in Dowling.
National Academy of Engineering President and President emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Charles Vest will receive an honorary degree and deliver the Commencement address.
Harlem Children's Zone CEO Geoffrey Canada, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Thomas Frieden, acclaimed writer Jamaica Kincaid, social justice advocate Pamela Omidyar (LA '89), eBay founder and chairman Pierre Omidyar (E '88) and Nobel laureate economist Robert Solow will join Vest in receiving honorary degrees.
During the second phase of Commencement, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., degree recipients will participate in ceremonies and celebrations specific to their departments and schools.
Of the degrees awarded today, 1,536 will go to undergraduates and 1,841 will go to graduate students. These numbers were accurate as of press time before final grades, on which graduation depends, were taken into account.
Of the undergraduate degrees, the School of Arts and Sciences will distribute 950 Bachelor of Arts degrees, 131 Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees and 279 Bachelor of Science degrees. The School of Engineering will give out 176 Bachelor of Science in Engineering degrees.
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will award 496 degrees. These include 167 Master of Arts, 128 Master of Science, 105 Master of Arts in Teaching, 25 Master of Fine Arts, 6 Master of Public Policy, 51 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), two Doctor of Occupational Therapy and 12 Education Specialist degrees.
The Graduate School of Engineering will award 164 degrees today, among them 81 Master of Science, 39 Master of Science in Engineering Management, 19 Master of Engineering and 25 Ph.D. degrees.
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy will give out 418 degrees, including 266 Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, 70 Master of Arts, 45 Master of International Business, 21 Master of Laws in International Law and 16 Ph.D. degrees.
The School of Dental Medicine will award 24 Master of Science and 174 Doctor of Dental Medicine degrees.
The School of Medicine will award 141 Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degrees. It will also distribute joint degrees, including 19 M.D./Master of Public Health, 11 M.D./Master of Business Administration in Health Management and four M.D./Ph.D. degrees. The Public Health and Professional Degree Programs at the School of Medicine awarded 70 Master of Public Health, 58 Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences six Master of Science in Pain Research, Education and Policy, three Master of Science in Health Communication and 14 joint Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences/Master of Public Health degrees.
The Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences will award 10 Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Science, one Master of Science in Immunology, one Master of Science in Pharmacology and Experimental Therapies and 33 Ph.D. degrees.
The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy will give 59 Master of Science, eight Master of Science and combined dietetic internship degrees, two Master of Nutrition Science and Policy and six Ph.D. degrees. It will also award several joint awards, of which 19 will be Master of Science/Master of Public Health and four will be Master of Arts in Humanitarian Assistance degrees.
The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine will award 96 degrees. Among them are eight Master of Science in Animals and Public Policy, three Ph.D. and 77 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) degrees. Two joint D.V.M./Master of Public Health and six joint D.V.M./Master of Science in Laboratory Animal Medicine degrees will also be awarded.
In the event of inclement weather, the first phase of the Commencement ceremony will be held in the same place but will be cut short or canceled if conditions are more severe. In either case, changes to the Commencement Day schedule will be announced before the beginning of Phase I.
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This article has been changed from its original version, which incorrectly stated that the Sackler School awards the Master of Public Health Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences, Master of Science in Pain Research, Education and Policy, Master of Science in Health Communication and joint Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences/Master of Public Health degrees. The School of Medicine's Public Health and Professional Degree Programs office grants those degrees.
