Commencement for the Class of 2020
Commencement for the Class of 2020
After a two-year delay due to the global pandemic, the Class of 2020 makes a joyous return to College Hill for a highly anticipated celebration in person over Memorial Day weekend, May 27-29, 2022.
Commencement for the Class of 2020
After a two-year delay due to the global pandemic, the Class of 2020 makes a joyous return to College Hill for a highly anticipated celebration in person over Memorial Day weekend, May 27-29, 2022.
Schedule
View the weekend schedule of events.
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Livestream
Watch Brown's 254th Commencement live, May 28 and 29.
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Download the BrownU mobile app to find information on the go during Commencement Weekend, including events, campus maps, dining and parking options, the location of water stations and restrooms, and much more.
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Celebrate on Social Learn how to register, pick up regalia and get ready for your return to campus.
Learn how to register for Commencement Weekend events, sign up for photos and more.
Members of the Warren Alpert Medical School Class of 2020 are welcome to join us for Commencement — here’s how to participate.
Commencement News
May 28, 2022
News from Brown
Two years later, Class of 2020 undergraduate alumni reunite for ceremony, spirited celebrations
Brown University welcomed back its 2020 graduates, who missed their in-person Commencement when COVID-19 arrived their senior year, for the full, traditional experience of Commencement and Reunion Weekend.
May 28, 2022
News from Brown
In return to Brown, 2020 doctoral and master’s graduates reflect on two years of perseverance
Alumni who received their doctoral and master’s degrees in 2020 experienced Commencement and Reunion the way they’d long hoped to — across multiple days, in-person and surrounded by loved ones on College Hill.
May 23, 2022
News from Brown
One-of-a-kind Brown Commencement and Reunion Weekend set for May 27 to 29
The University will celebrate its Class of 2022 graduates, members of the Class of 2020 who missed their in-person Commencement experience due the COVID-19 pandemic, and alumni from across the generations.
May 19, 2022
News from Brown
2020 doctoral and master’s degree speakers to return to College Hill for in-person addresses
Mira Nikolova and Abdullah Shihipar, who respectively earned a Ph.D. and master’s from Brown in 2020, will return to campus to address their fellow alumni during a dedicated Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 28.
May 16, 2022
News from Brown
In student address, medical school graduate to reflect on finding strength in uncertainty
Adriel Barrios-Anderson, who served as a student orator upon earning his bachelor’s degree from Brown in 2017, hopes to inspire newly minted M.D.s to feel confident about embracing the uncertainty of the future.
May 12, 2022
News from Brown
Two years later than planned, Class of 2020 graduates to address peers at Commencement
Brown alumni Sydney Lo and Dhruv Singh will return to campus to deliver Commencement speeches to the Class of 2020 on Saturday, May 28, with a focus on the importance of community.
May 6, 2022
News from Brown
Brown to confer nine honorary degrees during Commencement and Reunion Weekend
The University will bestow honorary degrees on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Dr. Seth Berkley of the Vaccine Alliance, recording artist Shaggy and six other accomplished leaders.
Questions?
Questions regarding the Class of 2020 celebrations can be emailed to commencement@brown.edu.