Professor Esther Duflo's salute to the advanced degree recipients
"Pick your issue [to address], and go for it with all your heart, all your mind, and all your knowledge," Duflo told graduates.
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President L. Rafael Reif's charge to the class of 2020
"Find your calling! Solve the unsolvable! Invent the future! Take the high road," Reif urged graduates. "And you will continue to make your family, including your MIT family, proud."
William McRaven's Commencement address
"To save the world, you will have to be men and women of great integrity," McRaven told graduates.
Media Advisory — MIT Online Commencement Friday, May 29
Online ceremony will feature an address by Admiral William H. McRaven, a community-sourced music project, salutes from President Reif and student leaders, and celebratory surprises.
Hacking Commencement
Marshalling forces from across the Institute, MIT will deliver an online celebration worthy of the Class of 2020.
Inside the new world of online dissertation defenses
Emojis, grandmas logging in, and kudos from strangers: How MIT students have finished their PhDs during the pandemic.
Engineering student Steven Truong draws upon MIT experiences to navigate Covid-19
MIT senior helps his immigrant family address medical matters while balancing his school work.
Through ReACT, refugee learners become “CEOs of their own lives”
Computer and data science graduates learned to forge their own destinies while gaining employable skills.
Admiral William McRaven to speak at MIT’s 2020 Commencement
Retired Navy four-star admiral and former chancellor of University of Texas system will address the Class of 2020 on May 29.
Fostering forward momentum
Thomas Kochan, Julie Shah, and Evelyn Wang honored by graduate students as "Committed to Caring."
