Helena Zhang graduates with a bachelor’s degree in human biology and a minor in art history. After a year serving the community as a Haas Center Community Impact Fellow, she plans to pursue a career as a doctor.
Adam Nayak, winner of the 2022 J.E. Wallace Sterling Award for outstanding leadership and service, graduates with a bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering and a minor in comparative studies in race and ethnicity. He plans to complete a degree in management science and engineering next year, then pursue a PhD with a sustainability and social impact focus.
Commencement Weekend was a double celebration for the graduating classes of 2020 and 2022, with an estimated 23,000 family, friends, and grads gathering on the Farm to mark the occasion. Photographer Don Feria captured the highlights.
During Commencement Weekend 2022, the Stanford community celebrated doubly: On Saturday, the Class of 2020 had their pandemic-delayed recognition, and Sunday’s festivities feted the Class of 2022.
No Stanford Commencement would be complete without the “Wacky Walk,” the university's nontraditional tradition where graduating seniors parade in homemade costumes that range from the satirical to the sublime to sometimes silly.
France A. Córdova, an astrophysicist and leader in higher education and government, encouraged graduates to remain open to possibilities in unlikely places at the Class of 2020 Commencement ceremony.
This year’s two Baccalaureate speakers called on graduates to see the interconnectedness of the world and to diversify their lives in the face of adversity.
Yvette A. Flunder, a pastor whose work links gospel and social ministries, and Simran Jeet Singh, an educator and writer who advocates for religious and racial tolerance, will speak at Commencement Weekend 2022.
Stanford’s 131st Commencement Weekend, June 9-12, 2022, will feature addresses by university alumni Reed Hastings, an entrepreneur with a deep commitment to diversity and innovation in education, and France A. Córdova, an astrophysicist and leader in higher education and government, in ceremonies honoring 2022 and 2020 graduates.
