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Six to receive honorary degrees at 151st Commencement ceremony May 18

David M. Becker, C. Ronald Kahn, Richard J. Mahoney, Gloria M. Steinem and Donald M. Suggs to receive honorary degrees. More

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, alum Mike Peters to deliver Commencement address

Mike Peters, the 1981 Pulitzer Prize winner for editorial cartooning and creator of the award-winning cartoon strip Mother Goose & Grimm, will give this year's Commencement address. The 151st Commencement will begin at 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 18, in Brookings Quadrangle. Peters earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from WUSTL in 1965. More

2012 Commencement Ceremony

Information about the Commencement Ceremony. More

Watch Commencement on the Web

View streaming video of the ceremony. More

Traffic Notice

Traffic congestion around the Danforth Campus on Commencement morning has always been a significant problem. Please take this into consideration when traveling to campus on the day of Commencement. One of the best alternative modes of transportation is to use MetroLink, the St. Louis light rail system. Deboard the train at the Skinker Station on the east end of the Danforth Campus. More.

 

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