Last Collection
![Sannan Dhillon at podium](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/collection-23-1.jpg.webp?itok=NlCaoCN9)
Student speaker Sannan Dhillon '23 at Last Collection, which took place in the Scott Outdoor Amphitheater on Friday, May 19.
![Farha Ghannam at podium](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/collection-23-2.jpg.webp?itok=DR2D7p1p)
Faculty speaker Farha Ghannam, Eugene Lang Research Professor of Anthropology
![Student holds candle at night](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/collection-23-3.jpg.webp?itok=1jqp-qiI)
![Rows of students with candles at night](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/collection-23-4.jpg.webp?itok=z8cD8PXm)
![Panorama shot of Class of 2023 with candles](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/collection-23-5.jpg.webp?itok=gv4Ixquy)
![Student holds candle at night](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/collection-23-6.jpg.webp?itok=bgKMPUOI)
![Students hold candles at night](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/collection-23-8.jpg.webp?itok=fOlKnmXB)
![Students hold candles at night](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/collection-23-7.jpg.webp?itok=M8Z170kT)
![Students hold candles at night](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/collection-23-9.jpg.webp?itok=gHZa-n5T)
Baccalaureate
![Parent helps student with graduation cap](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/bacc-23-1.jpg.webp?itok=pcNlE6B1)
Baccalaureate took place on Saturday, May 20, in the Scott Outdoor Amphitheater.
![Group of students in cap and gown talk and laugh](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/bacc-23-2.jpg.webp?itok=6zi58pba)
![Students walk on rainy day in caps and gowns](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/bacc-23-3.jpg.webp?itok=cy5SS0TZ)
![Students walk under tree covering in caps and gowns](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/bacc-23-4.jpg.webp?itok=QkN8bSw_)
![Leslie Abbey speaks at podium](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/bacc-23-5.jpg.webp?itok=OkVR2nvC)
Leslie Abbey ’90, a member of the Board of Managers, delivers the opening remarks of Baccalaureate on Saturday, May 20, in the Scott Outdoor Amphitheater.
![Swarthmore College Chorus director Joseph Gregorio presents "Song for Swarthmore," which he wrote the words and music for.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/bacc-23-6.jpg.webp?itok=0YDll9pC)
Swarthmore College Chorus Director Joseph Gregorio presents "Song for Swarthmore," for which he wrote the words and music.
![Rows of students wearing caps and gowns sit in outdoor amphitheater](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/bacc-23-7.jpg.webp?itok=wNc27-E-)
![James H. Hammons Professor of Chemistry Tom Stephenson](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/bacc-23-8.jpg.webp?itok=4-S68mVJ)
James H. Hammons Professor of Chemistry Tom Stephenson delivers the Baccalaureate address on Saturday, May 20, in the Scott Outdoor Amphitheater.
![Students wearing caps and gowns sit in outdoor amphitheater](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/bacc-23-9.jpg.webp?itok=AT00OHGn)
![Students wearing caps and gowns bump elbows](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/bacc-23-10.jpg.webp?itok=cS3MZduL)
![Parents wave to student in outdoor amphitheater](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/bacc-23-11.jpg.webp?itok=st_rBRHa)
![Student wearing cap and gown hugs](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/bacc-23-12.jpg.webp?itok=bqYTbYuf)
Swattie Send-Off and Fireworks Celebration
![Crowd of people in the ville](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/sendoff-23-1.jpg.webp?itok=ysLumEOg)
The Borough of Swarthmore hosted a "Swattie Send-Off" before the College celebrated with fireworks on Saturday, May 20.
![Two students pose with food in Ville of Swarthmore](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/sendoff-23-2.jpg.webp?itok=wJdqzdIZ)
![Person hugs friend](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/sendoff-23-3.jpg.webp?itok=YKOFKCuJ)
![Family waits together in Ville of Swarthmore](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/sendoff-23-4.jpg.webp?itok=BtqJZ9L1)
![Pink and white fireworks light up night sky](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/sendoff-23-5.jpg.webp?itok=vpsq0uQo)
The College's fireworks celebration took place on Cunningham Fields on Saturday, May 20.
![Two people stand and watch fireworks from a distance](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/sendoff-23-6.jpg.webp?itok=_V-jE_MQ)
Commencement
![Student pins rose onto another student's sash](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-1.jpg.webp?itok=mJKSsJYr)
Rose Selection took place on Sunday, May 21, in the Dean Bond Rose Garden.
![Student pins rose onto another student's sash, detail](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-2.jpg.webp?itok=X6bBGUDw)
![Students take a group selfie in the rose garden](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-3.jpg.webp?itok=dHyoJ-lq)
![Students walk through the rose garden](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-4.jpg.webp?itok=ODL5EcW9)
![A woman happy pinning a rose to a student's gown](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-5.jpg.webp?itok=ESHT_3wh)
![Students proceed to the Commencement ceremony](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-6.jpg.webp?itok=10GrUTKT)
Commencement Procession passing Parrish Hall.
![A student smiles in her cap and gown](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-11.jpg.webp?itok=gMd0EjGi)
Commencement took place on Sunday, May 21, on Parrish Lawn.
![Students proceed to Commencement](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-8.jpg.webp?itok=BtgUHOuA)
![Students standing before Commencement](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-9.jpg.webp?itok=y5QhwaLz)
![Students smiling at Commencement](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-12.jpg.webp?itok=Qq0ZvgXw)
![President Val Smith walks in Rose Garden](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-48.jpg.webp?itok=VTJfgrck)
![man at podium](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-13.jpg.webp?itok=Q5l3or05)
Faculty Marshal Mark Wallace
![ASL interpreter signs to the camera](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-33.jpg.webp?itok=4ZWSWVkn)
An ASL interpreter signs to the audience.
![Board of Managers Chair Koof Kalkstein '78 at podium](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-14.jpg.webp?itok=iKgq84ow)
Board of Managers Chair Koof Kalkstein '78
![Senior Class Speaker Callie Cho '23 at podium](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-15.jpg.webp?itok=TJMy11Hf)
Senior Class Speaker Callie Cho '23
![President Smith stands at podium with diploma](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-47.jpg.webp?itok=kEpGoYfF)
![Marianne McKenna '72, H'23](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-17.jpg.webp?itok=oEeaSEi_)
Marianne McKenna '72, H'23
![People sitting in rows of chairs](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-23.jpg.webp?itok=5k9tk0mT)
![Karama Neal '93, H'23](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-18.jpg.webp?itok=jcDU-rYg)
Karama Neal '93, H'23
![Amy Vedder '72, H'23 & Bill Weber '73, H'23 receive their hoods](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-19.jpg.webp?itok=H4Gp0b40)
Amy Vedder '72, H'23 & Bill Weber '73, H'23
![Students seated, clapping](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-24.jpg.webp?itok=zBz56shV)
![Ann Sinclair '23 and Erin Chen '23 stand on stage](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-20.jpg.webp?itok=0SsNurQi)
Oak & Ivy Award winners Ann Sinclair '23 and Erin Chen '23
![Lang Award winner Jay Leeds '23 on stage with President Val Smith](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-21.jpg.webp?itok=nKeHcEfO)
Lang Award winner Jay Leeds '23
![Amra Mendoza '23](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-22.jpg.webp?itok=LkmszO1J)
McCabe Engineering Award winner Amra Mendoza '23
![A student walks across stage](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-25.jpg.webp?itok=2co0jW2n)
![President Valerie Smith and a student touch elbows and smile on stage](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-27.jpg.webp?itok=tcw8gUNS)
![smiling student holding up her diploma](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-26.jpg.webp?itok=pIRYKs31)
![Students standing in cap and gown](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-28.jpg.webp?itok=9W5YlEzv)
![Seated students with smiling with their diplomas](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-29.jpg.webp?itok=xIFvauo3)
![President Smith elbow bumps student while handing out diploma](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-46.jpg.webp?itok=-R7Yj5S0)
![Crowd cheering and holding their phones](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-30.jpg.webp?itok=LIZoxXbu)
![A student wears a decorated graduation cap](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-32.jpg.webp?itok=nxp3HCFx)
![Students on stage receiving diplomas](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-31.jpg.webp?itok=9Sry4HAO)
![Student smiles with diploma in hand](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-35.jpg.webp?itok=wVncG1kt)
![Student approaches President Valerie Smith, confetti in the air](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-34.jpg.webp?itok=bOkmgNZu)
![A student adds the last piece to a large puzzle on stage](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-36.jpg.webp?itok=XlmPceIE)
![Student turns tassel on graduation cap](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-39.jpg.webp?itok=H0W-3N-f)
![Students watching graduation ceremony straighten their caps and gowns](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-43.jpg.webp?itok=Y7ZFfC5T)
![Procession of students with diplomas wave to spectators](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-44.jpg.webp?itok=U1ZENNnC)
![Student wearing cap and gown receives balloons](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-40.jpg.webp?itok=WSD1Ejw9)
![Student wearing cap and gown shakes hand of professor after ceremony](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-42.jpg.webp?itok=k9d4D3Hl)
![Student holding diploma poses with parents](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-45.jpg.webp?itok=2Ooh08Ch)
![Student wearing cap and gown has expression of amazement](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-37.jpg.webp?itok=6GtWttBi)
![Graduating student and parents pose with backs turned to camera](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-38.jpg.webp?itok=rRcLRtZ1)
![Student wearing engineering hard hat hugs friend after graduation](/sites/default/files/styles/image_slider/public/assets/images/commencement-2023/commencement-23-41.jpg.webp?itok=VXRyEwfs)