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Convocation

Students wearing bucket hats at convocation
Convocation 2025
Hats off to the Class of 2029
Published Aug 26, 2025
Johns Hopkins University officially welcomes its 150th undergraduate class at the annual Convocation ceremony
A crowd of students gathered for Convocation 2024
Convocation
Welcoming JHU's newest students
Published Aug 27, 2024
Before classes started Monday morning, the Johns Hopkins University Class of 2028 and transfer students were officially welcomed to campus Sunday evening at the annual Convocation ceremony.
Convocation Class of 2024
Convocation 2020
A virtual welcome
Published Aug 24, 2020
Members of the Class of 2024 and new transfer students are welcomed to the Johns Hopkins community in the university's first digital convocation ceremony
Convocation banner is revealed
Convocation 2019
A banner moment
Published Aug 29, 2019
Andrea Zhang unveiled her winning Class of 2023 banner design during Convocation, an annual event that formally welcomes new students into the Johns Hopkins student body