Spring Commencement

  1. May 5, 2025

    Student’s Spring Commencement speech  goes viral

    A video of recent graduate Lucas Solomon’s remarks at Spring Commencement was posted to “X” and TikTok over the weekend, garnering more than 600,000 likes by Monday morning.

  2. May 5, 2025

    UM-Flint Commencement honors nearly 1,000 students

    The University of Michigan-Flint celebrated nearly 1,000 graduating students from the university’s five schools and colleges May 3-4 at the Riverfront Conference Center.

  3. May 5, 2025

    It Happened at Michigan: In 2008, Spring Commencement was held on the Diag

    Seventeen years ago, Spring Commencement was moved to the Diag on Central Campus due to construction at Michigan Stadium. That was the first and, so far, only time it’s been held there.

  4. May 3, 2025

    Derek Jeter tells graduating U-M students the choice is theirs

    Derek Jeter, a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player, entrepreneur and philanthropist, delivered the Spring Commencement address May 3 at Michigan Stadium.

  5. April 21, 2025

    Dearborn, Flint campuses announce commencement plans

    UM-Dearborn and UM-Flint have scheduled their Spring Commencement ceremonies, with the Dearborn campus celebrating April 26 and the Flint campus’ celebrations set for May 3-4.

  6. March 17, 2025

    Four recommended for Spring Commencement honorary degrees

    Four leaders in the fields of athletics, business, astrophysics and medicine are being recommended for honorary degrees at the Ann Arbor campus’ 2025 Spring Commencement.

  7. September 5, 2024

    University seeks nominations for honorary degree recipients

    The university community is being asked to nominate individuals who have contributed to their field or society to be considered for honorary degrees.

  8. May 4, 2024

    Commencement speaker shares how magic provides insight to shape lives

    Spring Commencement speaker Brad Meltzer told U-M graduates to draw upon the magic in their lives as they enter the world and continue to grow and transform into the best versions of themselves.

  9. May 3, 2024

    Journalist promotes kindness to graduates at Rackham ceremony

    Prize-winning journalist and critic Robin D. Givhan said she thinks about kindness often nowadays, and she encouraged those receiving advanced degrees from U‑M to do the same.

  10. April 28, 2024

    UM‑Dearborn, UM‑Flint host commencement ceremonies

    UM-Dearborn and UM-Flint celebrated their most recent graduates with Spring Commencement ceremonies over the weekend, awarding degrees to more than two thousand graduates combined.