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Commencement 2018

May 19, 2018
Blue Hills Bank Pavilion Boston

Jason Reynolds in regalia at Commencement 2018
Ask questions, live joyfully and change the world
Commencement speakers Jason Reynolds and Gay Su Pinnell called on Lesley graduates to use their degrees for good during morning commencement ceremony
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Elizabeth Warren at the podium
Change takes both collaboration and fight
Sen. Elizabeth Warren stresses persistence in the face of injustice and a ‘rigged system’ during afternoon Commencement ceremony
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students lined up for commencement with backs of decorated hats showing

Commencement 2018: Morning Ceremony

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The USI students as freshmen standing outside Alumni Hall with green and white balloons.

Urban Scholars Initiative celebrates graduating class

First generation college students are ‘trailblazers’
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Group of graduates at 2018 commencement

Commencement 2018: Afternoon Ceremony

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film students shoot a scene in class

That's a Wrap!

From behind the scenes to the big screen, the first class of Digital Filmmaking students prepares to graduate from the College of Art and Design.
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Graduate Chris Satterfield receives a high five as he approaches the stage.

Threshold Program Graduation 2018

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Rachel DiGangi inside a halfway built Habitat for Humanity home in North Carolina.

Rachel DiGangi ’18

Counseling major Rachel DiGangi has been recognized nationally for her advocacy work.
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2018 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony

2018 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony

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Recent Graduate and Parents Smiling at the Camera

Class of 2018 Undergraduate Reception

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Recent Graduates Smiling at the Camera

Graduate School of Education Class of 2018 Reception

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Graduate Dancing at Reception

Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences Reception

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Photo of United States Senator Elizabeth Warren

Lesley University names 2018 Commencement speakers: Literacy pioneer Gay Su Pinnell, bestselling author and Lesley faculty member Jason Reynolds and Senator Elizabeth Warren.
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Morning Ceremony Video

Lesley honored students earning degrees from the Graduate School of Education and the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences at the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion on May 19, featuring commencement addresses from bestselling author Jason Reynolds and award-winning educator Gay Su Pinnell.

Afternoon Ceremony Video

Lesley honored graduates of the College of Art and Design and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion on May 19, featuring a commencement address by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren.

Commencement Office
29 Everett St, Cambridge, MA 02138
617.868.9600