{"id":11692,"date":"2026-05-19T18:55:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=11692"},"modified":"2026-09-02T15:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T19:36:51","slug":"archives-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/commencement\/explore-the-archives\/archives-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Archives: 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Commencement 2026<\/h2>\n<h3>Videos &amp; Programs<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sHl66JmRdpA\">All-University Commencement Ceremony<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xXQ0rfwrMeY?si=YIxEDg7Z78tRnjt4\">Commencement Address: Reshma Kewalramani <span>(CAS\u201998, CAMED\u201998)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/commencement\/files\/2026\/05\/CMCT_RedBook_2026_Tagged_Final.pdf\">Commencement Program (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/nT0XA6CCcJc?si=1jXSnDsOGBrtv_vB\">Baccalaureate Service<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YZW3dOOF_Rg?si=ySkCr1IxmwxrbymB\">Baccalaureate Address: <span>John Ward (LAW\u201976)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/commencement\/files\/2026\/05\/BU-CMCT-Baccalaureate-Prgm.pdf\">Baccalaureate Program (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YbW1EUV8vfw?si=_PUVFsk9UMCEmbM5\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Speakers &amp; Honorees<\/h3>\n<p>Vertex CEO and President<span><strong> Reshma Kewalramani<\/strong> (CAS\u201998, CAMED\u201998) <\/span>delivered Boston University\u2019s 153rd Commencement Address during the All-University Commencement ceremony where she was awarded an honorary degree.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In addition to Kewalramani, honorary degrees were also awarded to:<span> Rear Admiral <strong>Denise Hinton<\/strong> (MET\u201913), retired deputy surgeon general of the United States (honorary Doctor of Science); <strong>Hubert Jones<\/strong> (SSW\u201957), dean emeritus of the School of Social Work (honorary Doctor of Humane Letters); <strong>John Ward<\/strong> (LAW\u201976), founder of GLAD, now known as GLAD Law (GLBTQ Legal Advocates &amp; Defenders) (honorary Doctor of Laws); and Dr. <strong>Patricia Donahoe<\/strong> (Sargent\u201958), director of Pediatric Surgical Research Laboratories and chief emerita of pediatric surgical services at Massachusetts General Hospital (honorary Doctor of Science). Ward delivered the Baccalaureate Address earlier in the day at Marsh Chapel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>recipients of the Metcalf Cup &amp; Prize and Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>were presented their awards during the Commencement exercises. <span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>Julie Dahlstrom<\/strong><span>, associate dean of experiential education, clinical professor of law, and director of the Immigrants\u2019 Rights and Human Trafficking Program at BU\u2019s School of Law, <\/span>was the recipient of the 2026 Metcalf Cup &amp; Prize, and<span>\u00a0<strong>Monica Pessina<\/strong>\u00a0(Sargent\u201990, CAMED\u201905), a clinical associate professor of anatomy and neurobiology at the Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine, <\/span>was the recipient of the Metcalf Award.<\/p>\n<h3>News in BU Today<\/h3>\n<p>Stories about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/today\/tag\/commencement-2026\/\">Commencement 2026 in BU Today<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"photos\">Photos &amp; Memorabilia<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Photo Gallery from All-University Commencement<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Looking for the highlights of the day? The final look-back photo gallery is now available on\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2026\/a-look-back-at-commencement-2026\/\">BU Today<\/a><span>!<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 0.8em;\"><em><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Handshake Photos from Geskus Studios<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><span>After graduation, students received an email from Geskus Studios with a secure link to view your commencement photos online. The email will include all the details needed to preview images and place an order if desired.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If you have any questions, contact the Geskus Studios Customer Service team by phone at (800) 948-1120 ext. 1 or by email at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:service@wearegeskus.com\">service@wearegeskus.com<\/a><span>. Their team is happy to assist with gallery access, ordering questions, or anything else you may need. Additional information is available on their website <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wearegeskus.com\/\">https:\/\/www.wearegeskus.com\/<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Step on the Seal Photos<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the BU Alumni Association for having a photographer capture the moment when you finally got to \u201cStep on the Seal\u201d. As soon as the SOTS photos are ready, you can find your pictures in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fo\/l46su7dq140guzw104m79\/AGi3zfdHpREwYFzDQESA7bA?rlkey=b1hmoclr86mhjnjbh2ycwnh0c&amp;e=3&amp;st=ewuv3vhj&amp;dl=0\">&#8220;SOTS 2026&#8221; folder on Dropbox<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commencement 2026 Videos &amp; Programs All-University Commencement Ceremony Commencement Address: Reshma Kewalramani (CAS\u201998, CAMED\u201998) Commencement Program (PDF) Baccalaureate Service Baccalaureate Address: John Ward (LAW\u201976) Baccalaureate Program (PDF) Speakers &amp; Honorees Vertex CEO and President Reshma Kewalramani (CAS\u201998, CAMED\u201998) delivered Boston University\u2019s 153rd Commencement Address during the All-University Commencement ceremony where she was awarded an honorary [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1420,"featured_media":0,"parent":97,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11692"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1420"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11692"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12386,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11692\/revisions\/12386"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}