Commencement 2019

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Seymour Baron and Jennifer Baron
Endowed scholarship celebrates a family legacy
Published June 6, 2019
Seymour Baron and his granddaughter—Jennifer, a member of JHU's Class of 2019—graduated with engineering degrees 75 years apart
Students enter the arena
Commencement 2019
Johns Hopkins honors the Class of 2019
Published May 23, 2019
More than 1,500 students claim their degrees at universitywide Commencement ceremony at Baltimore's Royal Farms Arena
Students prepare for Commencement
Commencement 2019
Graduation day in photos
Published May 23, 2019 Photos
Start-to-finish coverage, from the first arena arrivals to the final celebratory streamers
JHU President Ronald J. Daniels addresses the Class of 2019
President's remarks
'The scars you carry need not diminish you'
Published May 23, 2019
Video and full text of President Daniels' remarks at JHU's 2019 Commencement ceremony
Commencement speaker Jeffrey Goldberg
Featured speaker
Goldberg: Fight disinformation, pursue truth
Published May 23, 2019
In Commencement address, Atlantic editor-in-chief touts the vital role of 'knowledge-producing institutions' like Johns Hopkins
Leon Frajmund, Nepali Vishwanath, Maggie Vitale, and Diego Berrios pose prior to commencement
Commencement 2019
Friends reflect, reminisce before parting ways
Published May 23, 2019
Seniors Maggie Vitale, Diego Berrios, Leon Frajmund, and Nehali Vishwanath say the distance that will soon separate them won't change the bonds they've formed or the memories they've made in their four years at Hopkins
Commencement speaker Zanir Habib
Class president
'The world is waiting to see what answers we come up with'
Published May 23, 2019
Video and full text of remarks by senior class president Zanir Habib
Honorary degree recipients
Honorary degrees
Six bold leaders and thinkers honored
Published May 23, 2019
University honors Rosalie Silberman Abella, Jeffrey Aronson, Jagdish Bhagwati, Jeffrey Goldberg, Cecil D. Haney, and Helen Hobbs
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