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Commencement 2025

Commencement 2025 Department Pages

Faculty Marshal María Luisa Guardiola
Board Chair Koof Kalkstein '78
President Valerie Smith
Drake Roth '25
- Introduction
Joseph Altuzarra '05
- President's Charge to Joseph Altuzarra '05
Kimberly Wright Cassidy '85
- President's Charge to Kimberly Wright Cassidy '85
Maurice Eldridge '61
- President's Charge to Maurice Eldridge '61
Shamil Idriss '94
- President's Charge to Shamil Idriss '94
Special Awards
Awarding of Degrees
Alora Young '25 - Last Collection
Sabeen Ahmed - Last Collection
Yvonne Chireau - Baccalaureate
- Introduction by Steven Hopkins
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Last Collection & Fireworks

Last Collection speaker Alora Young '25

Students with candles in amphitheater at last collection

Last Collection speaker Sabeen Ahmed

Last Collection speaker Sabeen Ahmed

Student share candle flame at Last Collection

Students with candles at Last Collection

Students share candles at last collection

Students with candles at Last Collection

Students with candles at Last Collection

Students with candles at Last Collection

Students pose with candles at last collection

Fireworks display at night

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Baccalaureate

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Students hug before baccalaureate

Students walk to Baccalaureate ceremony in scott outdoor amphitheater

parents wave to students at Baccalaureate

Students wave to crowd during baccalaureate

hands over program during baccalaureate

Mari S. Michener Professor of Religion introduces Baccalaureate speaker Yvonne Chireau, Peggy Chan Professor Emerita of Black Studies.

Peggy Chan Professor Emerita of Black Studies Yvonne Chireau

Peggy Chan Professor Emerita of Black Studies Yvonne Chireau

Student poses with family member after baccalaureate

Student receives plant after baccalaureate

Student hugs president smith

Students toss graduation caps in air

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Commencement

Students in commencement attire

Student receives rose on commencement lapel

Students pose on big chair before commencement ceremony

Group of students at commencement ceremony

Student has rose pinned on commencement stole

Student in commencement robe and sunglasses hugs man

Two students pose in front of Swarthmore banner at commencement

Three students eat breakfast before commencement ceremony

Student helps other student fix commencement mortarboard

Group of students smiling before commencement ceremony

Group of students smiling before commencement ceremony

Students line up before commencement

Student receives rose on commencement stole

Students make last-minute adjustments to commencement regalia

Student walks during commencement procession

Students line up for commencement procession

Crowd at commencement at Mann Center

María Luisa Guardiola

Faculty Marshal María Luisa Guardiola

Koof Kalkstein at podium

Board Chair Koof Kalkstein '78

Val Smith at podium

President Valerie Smith

Drake Roth at podium

Senior Speaker Drake Roth '25

Oak and Ivy winners pose on stage at commencement

Oak & Ivy Award winners from left: Jean Luc Ishimwe '25, Reuben Kadushin '25, and Kayla Miller '25

lang award winner

Lang Award winner Stephen Kwas '25

McCabe engineering award winners

McCabe Engineering Award winners (from left): Lindsey Turner '25 and Yihui Wu '25

Joseph Altuzarra receiving robe

Joseph Altuzarra '05

Joseph altuzarra at podium

Joseph Altuzarra '05

Joseph altuzarra and Kathleen Howard

Kim Cassidy receives hood at commencement

Kimberly Wright Cassidy '85

Kim Cassidy at podium

Kimberly Wright Cassidy '85

Maurice Eldridge at commencement receives honorary degree

Maurice Eldridge '61

Maurice Eldridge at podium

Maurice Eldridge '61

Shamil Idriss receives hood as honorary degree recipient

Shamil Idriss '94

Shamil ldriss at podium

Shamil Idriss '94

Kathleen Howard at podium

Acting Provost & Dean of the Faculty Kathleen Howard

Students at Swarthmore commencement

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Student awaits walking across stage at commencement

Student receives diploma and waves to crowd

Students await walking across stage at commencement

Family member in crowd makes heart symbol with hands

Student receives diploma from President Smith

Student looks up at commencement

student walks across stage at commencement

student in white hard hat walks at commencement

student in white hard hat walks at commencement

Student takes part in engineering prank at commencement

Annual Engineering prank

Students wave at crowd during commencement

Students hold up diplomas after commencement

Students hold up diplomas after commencement

Student holds up diplomas after commencement

Student celebrates after commencement

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Family takes selfie after commencement

Student poses with diploma on big chair

Family celebrates with student after commencement

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Students celebrate in front of big chair after commencement

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