Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Watch WashU's unforgettable 2025 university-wide Commencement ceremony featuring Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles as the keynote speaker. Highlights include:
• Simone Biles’ motivational keynote speech
• Special messages from Chancellor Andrew D. Martin and Andy Bursky
• Undergraduate student speaker, Elijah Darden
• Graduate student speaker, Kendall Burks
• Honorary degrees for Jennifer Lewis, Paula and Rodger Riney, Rochelle Walensky, Jess B. Yawitz
• Performances and ceremonial traditions
Don’t miss this celebration of success, perseverance, and becoming “the greatest you.” #commencement #graduationceremony #keynotespeaker #inspiration #collegegraduation #education #simonebiles
@washuartsci @WashUOlinBusiness @WashUBrownSchool @washumedicine @WashUEngineering @WashUSamFoxSchool @WashULaw @washucaps
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About WashU
Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) is a nationally ranked, global leader in teaching, research and patient care. With a vibrant community of over 21,300 students and faculty from all 50 states and 100+ countries, WashU offers world-class programs across eight distinct schools, all anchored in purpose-driven scholarship and service to society. Discover how WashU brings us closer to the knowledge that changes lives and the stories that inspire us to change the world.
Learn more by visiting
→ Website – washU.edu
→ WashU News Source -- source.washu.edu
→ IG -- instagram.com/washu/?hl=en
→ Facebook -- facebook.com/WashU
Watch WashU's unforgettable 2025 university-wide Commencement ceremony featuring Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles as the keynote speaker. Highlights include:
• Simone Biles’ motivational keynote speech
• Special messages from Chancellor Andrew D. Martin and Andy Bursky
• Undergraduate student speaker, Elijah Darden
• Graduate student speaker, Kendall Burks
• Honorary degrees for Jennifer Lewis, Paula and Rodger Riney, Rochelle Walensky, Jess B. Yawitz
• Performances and ceremonial traditions
Don’t miss this celebration of success, perseverance, and becoming “the greatest you.” #commencement #graduationceremony #keynotespeaker #inspiration #collegegraduation #education #simonebiles
@washuartsci @WashUOlinBusiness @WashUBrownSchool @washumedicine @WashUEngineering @WashUSamFoxSchool @WashULaw @washucaps
→Subscribe: bit.ly/WashUSubscribe
About WashU
Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) is a nationally ranked, global leader in teaching, research and patient care. With a vibrant community of over 21,300 students and faculty from all 50 states and 100+ countries, WashU offers world-class programs across eight distinct schools, all anchored in purpose-driven scholarship and service to society. Discover how WashU brings us closer to the knowledge that changes lives and the stories that inspire us to change the world.
Learn more by visiting
→ Website – washU.edu
→ WashU News Source -- source.washu.edu
→ IG -- instagram.com/washu/?hl=en
→ Facebook -- facebook.com/WashU
