Ziyad Gawish, a first-generation student who grew up on Long Island, New York, graduated in June with a degree in computer science. He will return to campus in the fall to complete a coterminal degree in electrical engineering.
Dean Arun Majumdar tells graduates, ‘I could not be more optimistic’
At the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability’s Commencement celebration, Dean Arun Majumdar encouraged the inaugural class of graduates to use their knowledge, leadership, and commitment to make a positive impact on the world.
GSE graduates challenged to engage in empathy work
When people act from a place of empathy, they become even more motivated, considerate, and committed to those they’re trying to help, Professor Emerita Shelley Goldman told GSE graduates.
Stanford Medicine grads urged to cherish community
At Saturday’s graduation ceremony, speakers including Nobel Prize winner Carolyn Bertozzi reflected on how the group came together post-pandemic and refocused on what makes Stanford Medicine unique.
Students from 28 undergraduate departmental and interdisciplinary honors programs were recognized with Firestone and Golden medals and Kennedy Honors Thesis prizes.
The veteran and transfer student from San Jose, California, graduates this weekend with a degree in economics. She plans to pursue a career supporting clean energy initiatives in the nonprofit or public sector.
Nadia Hemmat, a transfer student from San Mateo, California, graduates in June with a bachelor’s degree in human biology. Motivated by her experience as a female athlete and her own family’s generational transformation, she will pursue a career in global health with a focus on women’s well-being.
Stanford’s newest school has a new flag for Commencement
A new school flag for the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability will fly alongside flags from the six other schools at Stanford Commencement. The flag represents both the history and future of the school.
The twins grew up outside South Bend, Indiana, older siblings to another twin pair. They graduate in June with bachelor's degrees in economics and public policy, respectively, and are pursuing coterminal master’s degrees in management science and engineering.
Stanford alumni honored for work advancing the common good
Dianne Calvi and Rey Saldaña are honored with the 2023 President’s Award for the Advancement of the Common Good, which celebrates the work of alumni making a positive impact on communities.
Ecy King, a senior class president and Major Grant recipient, graduates in June with a bachelor’s degree in symbolic systems. Her educational comic book Bit by Bit will be printed by Stanford University Press for use by future students.
The former Stanford Tree grew up on a dairy farm in Illinois, where nightly views of the Milky Way inspired his fascination with distant horizons. He graduates in June with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace computational engineering and a master’s degree in aeronautics and astronautics.
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl is the 2023 Baccalaureate speaker
Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl, an Asian American committed to diversity and innovation in Jewish life, will address Stanford graduates at the university’s Baccalaureate celebration during the 2023 Commencement Weekend.
