2023 Commencement Events
As the undergraduate and graduate classes of 2023 graduate from Penn, there are a wide array of events to celebrate their accomplishments. Listed below is the date, time, and location of each school’s individual graduation ceremony, a link to more information about each ceremony, and the names of each ceremony’s guest speaker (if applicable).
This information is subject to change. For more information, visit https://commencement.upenn.edu/ceremonies/school-ceremonies.
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School/Program |
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Location |
Link |
Speaker(s) |
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University of Pennsylvania 267th Commencement |
May 15, 10:15 a.m. |
Franklin Field |
Idina Menzel, singer, actor of stage and screen |
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School of Arts and Sciences |
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College of Arts and Sciences |
May 14, 6:30 p.m. |
Franklin Field |
Joshua Bennett, C'10, poet, spoken word artist, and author |
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Graduate Division, School of Arts and Sciences |
May 12, 3 p.m. |
Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center |
Herman Beavers, English |
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Liberal and Professional Studies |
May 14, 4 p.m. |
Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center |
Brighid Dwyer, SAS Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion |
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Fels Institute of Government |
May 14, 6:30 p.m. |
National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street |
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The Wharton School |
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Wharton Undergraduate Program |
May 14, 9 a.m. |
The Palestra |
Brandon Copeland, W’13, NFL veteran, educator |
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Wharton MBA Program |
May 14, 1 p.m. |
The Palestra |
Thasunda Brown Duckett, president and CEO, TIAA |
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Wharton Doctoral Program |
May 12, 9:30 a.m. |
Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center |
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Wharton MBA for Executives (West Coast) |
May 6, 10 a.m. (PDT) |
Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco |
Ravi Ahuja, W’92, WG’97, chairman of Sony Pictures Television |
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Wharton MBA for Executives (East Coast) |
May 13, 3 p.m. |
Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center |
Lara Abrash, chair and CEO, Deloitte & Touche LLP |
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Annenberg School for Communication |
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Communications Major Ceremony |
May 14, 10:30 a.m. |
Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center |
https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/events/2023 |
Lauren Hitt, C’13, communications director for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez |
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PhD Ceremony |
May 15, 1:30 p.m. |
Room 110, Annenberg School |
https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/events/2023 |
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School of Dental Medicine |
May 15, 1 p.m. |
Irvine Auditorium |
https://www.dental.upenn.edu/about-us/ |
David Kochman, vice-president of corporate affairs, Henry Schein, Inc. |
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Stuart Weitzman School of Design |
May 13, 6 p.m. |
Irvine Auditorium |
https://www.design.upenn.edu/events/2023-weitzman-commencement |
Michael Kimmelman, The New York Times |
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Graduate School of Education |
May 13, 9 a.m. |
The Palestra |
Quinta Brunson, actress, writer, producer, comedian |
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School of Engineering and Applied Science |
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Undergraduate Ceremony |
May 13, 2 p.m. |
The Palestra |
https://events.seas.upenn.edu/commencement/undergraduate-2023/ |
Nancy Wang, director of engineering and general manager, Amazon Web Services |
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Master’s Ceremony |
May 12, 2 p.m. |
The Palestra |
David Quattrone, co-founder and chief technology officer, Cvent |
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Doctoral Ceremony |
May 11, 3:30 p.m. |
Irvine Auditorium |
Lance R. Collins, vice president and executive director, Virginia Tech Innovation Campus |
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Penn Carey Law School |
May 15, 3 p.m. |
Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St |
Gloria Allred, CW’63, Allred, Maroko & Goldberg |
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Perelman School of Medicine |
May 14, 9 a.m. |
Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. |
Holly J. Humphrey, president, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation |
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Biomedical Graduate Studies |
May 15, 12:30 p.m. |
Commons Area and auditorium, Smilow Center |
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School of Nursing |
May 15, 3 p.m. |
Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center |
https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/news-events/annual-events/commencement/ *tickets required
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Richard Besser, president and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
| School of Social Policy & Practice | May 13, 6:30 p.m. | The Palestra |
Amber Hikes, MSW’08, deputy executive director for strategy & culture, ACLU |
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| School of Veterinary Medicine | May 15, 2:30 p.m. | Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center |
https://www.vet.upenn.edu/about/penn-vet-events-calendar/commencement-2023 |
Justine Lee, founder and director of medicine, VetGirl |