Commencement at the University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame's annual commencement exercises are held each May, currently in the Notre Dame Stadium. The exercises award undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Traditions

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During commencement, the Laetare Medal is awarded.[1][2]

Notre Dame is known for inviting US presidents to deliver the commencement address, especially in the year of their inauguration.[3][4][5] Seven U.S. presidents have delivered the address, including John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama.[6] Most recently, Vice President Mike Pence spoke instead of President Donald Trump, as the president was visiting Saudi Arabia.[7][8] Notre Dame leads the non-military university by most presidents delivering the address at commencement.[9] Joe Biden (who had previously spoken at commencement in 2016 as the awardee of the Laetare Medal) was invited in 2021, but could not attend due to scheduling issues.[10]

List of Commencement speakers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Laetare Medal | Commonweal Magazine". www.commonwealmagazine.org. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Glendon to receive Laetare Medal from Notre Dame". Harvard Law Today. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ^ Dreid, Nadia (6 December 2016). "U. of Notre Dame Is Undecided on Whether to Invite Trump to Speak at Commencement". The Chronicle of Higher Education Blogs: The Ticker. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Notre Dame announces Pence will speak at graduation, sidestepping debate over a possible invite to Trump". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Looking back to the presidents that have spoken at Notre Dame's commencement". www.wndu.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  6. ^ Johnson, Dirk (5 April 2009). "Invitation to Obama Stirs Up Notre Dame". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Analysis | Protesting Notre Dame students walk out of Pence's commencement speech". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Trump stresses arms deals and friendship at meetings with Arab leaders". NBC News. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  9. ^ Ostermeier, Dr Eric (27 February 2013). "Presidential Commencement Addresses: Notre Dame Reigns". Smart Politics. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  10. ^ CNA. "Biden will not address Notre Dame commencement, was invited by the university". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  11. ^ "Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  12. ^ Report, South Bend Tribune. "Oxford chancellor named Notre Dame commencement speaker". Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  13. ^ "General Dempsey's inspirational commencement speech at Notre Dame (VIDEO)". 19 May 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  14. ^ Rosa Flores, Eric Levenson and Susannah Cullinane (22 May 2017). "Some Notre Dame graduates walk out at Pence speech". CNN. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  15. ^ Lanich, Carley. "Ukrainian archbishop to speak at 2022 Notre Dame commencement, delayed 2020 events announced". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  16. ^ "Notre Dame announces 2023 commencement speaker". WSBT. 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  17. ^ "Nobel Peace Prize winner to give Notre Dame's 2023 commencement address". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
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