Videos & Programs
All-University Commencement Ceremony
Commencement Address: Emily Deschanel (CFA ’98)
Commencement Program (PDF)
Baccalaureate Service
Baccalaureate Address: Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton
Baccalaureate program (PDF)
See the photos captured on this day by BU photographers!
Speakers & Honorees
Actor Emily Deschanel (CFA ’98) delivered Boston University’s 152nd Commencement Address during the All-University Commencement ceremony where she was awarded an honorary degree. Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton, Resident Bishop of the United Methodist Church New Hope Episcopal Area and current BU Trustee, delivered the Baccalaureate Address earlier in the day at Marsh Chapel.
In additional to Deschanel, honorary degrees were also awarded to: Dr. Sheri Fink, Pulitzer Prize winning health, science, and medicine investigative journalist; Sheldon Lee Glashow, BU Professor Emeritus of Physics and 1979 Nobel laureate in physics; the Honorable Rebeca Martinez (LAW ’92), chief justice of the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals; and Dominic Moulden, resource organizer and initiator of The Elephant Free School.
The recipients of the Metcalf Cup & Prize and Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching were presented their awards during the Commencement exercises. Wheelock College of Education & Human Development Clinical Associate Professor Tina Durand was the recipient of the 2025 Metcalf Cup & Prize, and Michelle Sullivan, College of Communication Professor of the Practice, was the recipient of the Metcalf Award.
News in BU Today
Stories about Commencement 2025 in BU Today
Photos & Memorabilia
Photo Gallery from All-University Commencement
Looking for the highlights of the day? The final look-back photo gallery is now available on BU Today!
Bonus! Now through August 31, you can also peruse the photo shelter and download as many high-res images as you like!
- Visit the 2025 Commencement – Student Gallery
- Use the password: graduates
- Click on the image you want
- Click the Download icon in the lower right corner of the window and choose the resolution you want.
PhotoShelter: Personal Use Electronic Download
By downloading the selected photographs (the “Images”) you hereby agree and acknowledge that you are not acquiring any right, title or interest in or to the Images(s) or any associated copyrights, other then the right to possess, hold and use the Images(s) for personal, non-commercial purposes. Furthermore, you agree that you will: (i) not scan, copy, duplicate, distribute or otherwise reproduce the Images(s) and (ii) not use the Images for any commercial purpose, without the express written consent of Boston University.