Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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On Friday, May 17, 2024, Wellesley celebrated the class of 2024, its 146th graduating class. Michelle Au ’99, a member of the Georgia House of Representatives and a physician, author, and gun safety advocate, delivered the commencement address.

00:00 - Opening
00:06 - Procession
08:23 - President Johnson Introduces Dean Jaqueline Marquez
08:34 - Invocation and Land Acknowledgement
12:08 - President Johnson Welcome
16:42 - Class of 2024 Co-Presidents Sharon Park and Ashley Liang Introduce Student Speaker
18:35 - Student Address by Haley Lee-Burke ’24
25:31 - President Johnson Names Pinanski Prize Recipients
34:19 - President Johnson Names New Appointments and Endowed Chairs
36:28 - President Johnson Names Retiring Faculty
39:28 - President Johnson Introduces Commencement Speaker
42:39 - Commencement Speaker Michelle Au
1:01:09 - President Johnson Addresses the Senior Class
1:14:40- Students Called to Stage for Degrees
2:09:37 - America the Beautiful
2:12:01 - Benediction

To see photos and read the speeches, visit the commencement web site: https://www.wellesley.edu/news-events/commencement