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Q+A
Sal Khan hosts 'Ask Me Anything' for graduating Hopkins students
Published May 15, 2025
The Khan Academy founder and CEO, who will speak at JHU's Commencement later this month, answered a variety of questions about his life and career
A professional headshot of Dalhart Dobbs.
Commencement 2025
Dalhart Dobbs named student speaker
Published April 30, 2025
Dobbs, a leading member of the Blue Key Society and former Student Government Association Senate president, will address his fellow graduates on May 22
Kristen Corlay Sanmiguel
Commencement 2024
Kristen Corlay Sanmiguel selected as student speaker
Published April 29, 2024
Civil engineering major elected by senior class to speak at this year's universitywide Commencement ceremony on May 23
Rev. Dr. Frances "Toni" Murphy Draper
Alumna Toni Draper named School of Education graduation speaker
Published March 23, 2023
Draper, a publisher, pastor, business and community leader, returns to her alma mater to bring inspiration to the graduating class of the School of Education
Members of the class of 2021 on Homewood Field
Commencement
New date, location for 2022 Commencement ceremony
Published Oct 18, 2021
Renovations at Royal Farms Arena prompted a date switch and the move to a sunset ceremony at Homewood Field
President George H.W. Bush speaks at Johns Hopkins commencement
From the archives
'Be bold,' President Bush told Hopkins graduates
Published Dec 5, 2018 Video
On May 22, 1996, former President George H.W. Bush—then just two and a half years out of office—spoke at JHU's undergraduate diploma ceremony
A woman in cap and gown
Women's History Month
'Instruments of change'
Published March 30, 2018
How Hopkins' first female undergraduates found their way
Graduate climate control
Published Fall 2015
Johns Hopkins University leaders are moving the annual commencement celebration from Homewood Field to a climate-controlled venue / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Commencement
Universitywide graduation moves to indoor venue
Published June 30, 2015
Beginning in 2016, event will move from Homewood Field, its home for past 13 years, to Baltimore's Royal Farms Arena
Commencement 2015
'Seize this moment'
Published May 21, 2015 Video
Daniels tells Class of 2015 that Baltimore 'needs your ideas, your energy, and your optimism'