The 2023 Commencement ceremony took place on Sunday, May 28, on the Main Quadrangle, and included remarks by President Elliott and the senior class speaker, Quentin Liren Jeyaretnam ’23. Watch video, see photos, and read news stories below.
The 2023 Commencement ceremony took place on Sunday, May 28, on the Main Quadrangle, and included remarks by President Elliott and the senior class speaker, Quentin Liren Jeyaretnam ’23. Watch video, see photos, and read news stories below.
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• Senior Speaker
• Swift Teaching Awards
• Eminent Service Award
• Honorary Degrees
• President Elliott’s Speech
• Procession
“Advancing a free and just society lies with us all,” said President Michael Elliott in his speech at Commencement 2023.
Jeyaretnam, a military veteran from Singapore who began his Amherst career at age 22, delivered the senior speech at Commencement 2023.
At Amherst’s 202nd Commencement on May 28, President Michael A. Elliott urged this year’s graduates and their families and friends to work together to protect rights and freedoms everywhere, and to advance a free and just society.
News StoryBrowse and download photos of your big day! More photos coming soon.
Here are just a few numbers related to Amherst’s 2023 Commencement Weekend and, most importantly, the graduating seniors themselves.
News StorySenior Assembly took place in Johnson Chapel on May 9 and featured addresses by Ernest (E.J.) Terrell Collins Jr. ’23; Maya Roberts ’23; and Edward Melillo, Professor of History and Environmental Studies.