Commencement at the University of Notre Dame

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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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