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Commencement 2023

President Daniels
President's Remarks
Daniels: 'We know you will meet that moment'
Published May 25, 2023
In remarks to the Class of 2023, he shares the story of the immense collective effort needed to help 88 people escape Afghanistan during its chaotic collapse in August 2021
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is surprise speaker for Johns Hopkins Commencement
Full remarks
President Zelenskyy's address to the Class of 2023
Published May 25, 2023
'All of our tomorrows, and the tomorrows of our children and grandchildren, depends on each of our todays'
A person receives a degree
Honorary degrees
Eight pioneering figures honored
Published May 25, 2023
University recognizes Andreas Dracopoulos, Christine Fox, John Guess, Kay Redfield Jamison, Tak Mak, Michael Trebilcock, Judy Woodruff, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy
A person speaking at a podium
Class President
'A living time capsule'
Published May 25, 2023
Senior class president Sophie Liu reflects on the unique journey of a group of students who experienced Hopkins before, during, and after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, is seen on a large video screen under a banner reading 'Johns Hopkins University'
Commencement 2023
Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers surprise Commencement address
Published May 25, 2023
President of Ukraine speaks stirringly about the indispensable ideals of freedom, self-determination, and democracy, and his nation's fight to defend those ideals in the face of foreign aggression