{"id":52686,"date":"2025-05-29T11:36:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T15:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=52686"},"modified":"2025-05-29T12:16:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T16:16:28","slug":"commencement-2025-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/commencement-2025-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloudy Skies, Bright Smiles: Commencement 2025 in Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">As precipitation fell (and occasionally poured), the University celebrated its 157th graduation with pride, joy\u2014and rain ponchos<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Beth Saulnier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">On Memorial Day Weekend, more than 8,000 Big Red undergrads and grad students became alumni, as East Hill hosted the annual Commencement festivities. The overcast skies and often rainy weather couldn&#8217;t dim the spirits of the graduates and their proud families and friends, who&#8217;d traveled to Ithaca from around the country and the world to mark their accomplishments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the lapse in Cornell&#8217;s typical meteorological good fortune around Commencement\u2014clearly, the folks who man the fabled &#8220;Big Red weather machine&#8221; in Bradfield Hall had fallen down on the job\u2014events went on as planned. As in recent years, Schoellkopf hosted two identical ceremonies (one in the morning, the other in the afternoon), with graduates attending according to their school or college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide is-style-solid-color\"><blockquote><p>As in recent years, Schoellkopf hosted two identical ceremonies (one in the morning, the other in the afternoon), with graduates attending according to their school or college.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Festivities kicked off Thursday with Convocation in Barton Hall, where the senior class&#8217;s invited speaker was <a href=\"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2025\/05\/embrace-struggle-over-perfection-ballet-star-tells-class-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Misty Copeland<\/a>\u2014the first Black woman to be named principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSuccess is not the opposite of struggle. It includes struggle,\u201d Copeland told the graduates. \u201cEvery person who\u2019s ever done something meaningful has had to endure moments of pain, confusion, loneliness, and resistance. So, when those big moments come\u2014when you\u2019re recognized, when your work is seen, when people start calling your name\u2014don\u2019t forget how you got there. Don\u2019t let the spotlight erase your history. Let it illuminate it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday&#8217;s events included the ROTC commissioning ceremony in Statler Auditorium, and a special celebration in Barton Hall recognizing those earning a PhD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Don\u2019t let the spotlight erase your history. Let it illuminate it.<\/p>\n<cite>Convocation speaker <strong>Misty Copeland<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday, the festivities moved to Schoellkopf. And where 2024&#8217;s heat and blazing sun had prompted the distribution of paper fans, this year had volunteers handing out clear plastic ponchos, which grateful attendees used to shield themselves from the elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Damp and chilly as they may have been, though, the graduates and their supporters lit up the stadium with their enthusiasm and pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Your time as a Cornell student is now over. Your lives as Cornell alumni are about to begin,&#8221; President Mike Kotlikoff told the grads <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/kotlikoff-commencement-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in his address<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;At Cornell, I hope you\u2019ve learned to value discussion and debate, to evaluate arguments on their merits, to consider evidence and make decisions based on facts. You\u2019ve learned, as well, why civil discourse matters: what we ourselves lose when we shut other voices down. And what I ask of all of you, in the years and decades ahead, is to use what you have learned here wisely and well.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-1a6c417845af30070695c7835cac0e61\"><em>Scroll down for a photographic tour of Commencement 2025\u2014and share memories of your own graduation in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_1064-N-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A group of graduates from the class of 2025 toss their caps in their air for a photo after commencement at Schoellkopf Field.\" class=\"wp-image-52553\" 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100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">President Kotlikoff addresses the Class of \u201925.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_1125-N-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A view of hundreds of umbrellas keeping attendees sitting in the bleachers dry in the rain at Schoellkopf Field during commencement.\" class=\"wp-image-52546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_1125-N-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_1125-N-300x169.jpg 300w, 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In front of the stage &quot;Cornell&quot; is spelled out in large, white marquee light up letters.\" class=\"wp-image-52547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_SH_003-N-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_SH_003-N-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_SH_003-N-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_SH_003-N-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_SH_003-N-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_SH_003-N-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_SH_003-N-152x85.jpg 152w, 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_SH_003-N-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_SH_003-N.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Cornell Bhangra entertains during Convocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_1037-N-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Class of 2025 Ph.D. graduates wearing their academic regalia, and one also wearing a rain poncho, put their arms around each other during during commencement at Schoellkopf Field.\" class=\"wp-image-52545\" 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_1037-N.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Doctoral grads on the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_010-N-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Misty Copeland, first Black woman to be named principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre, speaks into a microphone while delivering the senior convocation address in Barton Hall.\" class=\"wp-image-52550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_010-N-1024x576.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_010-N-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_010-N-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_010-N-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_010-N-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_010-N-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_010-N-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_010-N-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_010-N.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_841-N-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_841-N-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_841-N-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_841-N-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_841-N-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_841-N-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_841-N.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">The academic procession passes Day 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1195_039-N-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1195_039-N-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1195_039-N-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1195_039-N-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1195_039-N-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1195_039-N-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1195_039-N-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1195_039-N-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1195_039-N-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1195_039-N-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1195_039-N-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1195_039-N-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1195_039-N.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Smiles at the PhD recognition ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_030-N-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A group of seven seniors smile, some holding red and white pom poms, during 2025 senior convocation.\" class=\"wp-image-52540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_030-N-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_030-N-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_030-N-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_030-N-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_030-N-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_030-N-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_030-N-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_030-N-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_030-N-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_030-N-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_030-N-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_030-N-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_030-N-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1191_AB_030-N-400x225.jpg 400w, 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commencement.\" class=\"wp-image-52539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_818-N-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_818-N-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_818-N-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_818-N-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_818-N-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_818-N-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/2025_1197_SH_818-N-152x85.jpg 152w, 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