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Commencement 2021

A group of graduates throw their caps
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Late to the game: Graduating athletes celebrate Commencement
Published June 11, 2021
Special ceremonies were held to confer degrees on Blue Jays who competed in postseason tournaments
Michael Bloomberg addresses the graduates
Featured speaker
Bloomberg: 'Be present for others'
Published May 27, 2021
'Digital technology cannot replace physical togetherness,' entrepreneur, philanthropist, and JHU alum tells the Hopkins Class of 2021
Ronald J. Daniels addresses the graduates
President's remarks
'You are our beacons. Lead us toward a healed world.'
Published May 27, 2021
The upheaval that has marked the past year presents us with a 'rare opportunity for lasting, nontrivial, meaningful change,' President Daniels tells graduates
Senior Class President William Cho
Class president
Hopkins grads have 'capacity to discover and reveal truths'
Published May 27, 2021 Video
William Cho challenges his classmates to respond to disinformation and injustice with wisdom, moral clarity, and a commitment to upholding the truth
Ernest Bates
Honorary degree
Pioneering neurosurgeon, entrepreneur Ernest Bates honored
Published May 27, 2021
Bates, a 1958 Johns Hopkins graduate, was the first Black student in the university's School of Arts and Sciences
Class of 2021
#JHU2021
In their words: The Class of 2021
Published May 24, 2021
To commemorate the closing of this chapter of their lives, the Hub asked members of the senior class to reflect on the memories made, lessons learned, and the friends and mentors who inspired them during their time at the university
Mike Bloomberg
Commencement 2021
Mike Bloomberg to give Commencement address
Published May 14, 2021
In an extraordinary year defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, JHU invites global champion of public health, visionary philanthropist, and alumnus to address graduates