Spring Commencement
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April 2, 2018
University seeking volunteers for Spring Commencement
U-M is seeking 100 volunteers to help at 2018 Spring Commencement in a variety of areas. Staff, faculty, students, retirees and alumni are invited to sign up.
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March 23, 2018
Four recommended for honorary degrees at Spring Commencement
President Mark Schlissel is recommending to the Board of Regents that U-M award honorary degrees to Jeanne Craig Sinkford, Penny W. Stamps, David R. Walt and Charles Woodson at Spring Commencement.
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March 12, 2018
Charles Woodson to deliver Spring Commencement address
Charles Woodson, former Wolverine and NFL football player, Heisman Trophy winner and philanthropist, will deliver the univeristy’s Spring Commencement address April 28.
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April 29, 2017
Bicentennial commencement features music, history, awards
The inspirational words and work of leaders past and present served as a guiding light for U-M graduates as they began their own journeys into the future at Spring Commencement.
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April 28, 2017
Boys & Girls Club leader urges graduates to live life of service
Damon A. Williams, a U-M alumnus and senior vice president of the Boys & Girls Club of America, addressed Rackham Graduate Exercises, urging graduates to discover their passions and make America great for all of its residents.
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April 25, 2017
Campus, units to celebrate bicentennial Spring Commencement
Spring Commencement ceremonies for bicentennial-year graduates this week will include a unique Michigan Stadium event and a variety of other graduation celebrations.
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April 3, 2017
University seeking volunteers for Spring Commencement
To Shonda Adams, it’s the little moments she shares with families that make volunteering at Spring Commencement — something she’s done for the last four years — so special.
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March 27, 2017
Spring Commencement will include unique bicentennial elements
Spring Commencement will celebrate U-M’s bicentennial-year graduates with a unique Michigan Stadium event that features voices from the past and present, Oscar-winning musicians and special alumni awards.
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October 31, 2016
Special alumni award helps highlight U-M’s past, herald its future
The university is creating a special Bicentennial Alumni Award for its 200th year, honoring 20 people who embody the breadth and excellence of its more recent alumni.
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April 30, 2016
Commencement speaker Bloomberg calls out intolerance, demagoguery
Business leader and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg urged U-M graduates to guard against intolerance and demagoguery during his Spring Commencement address Saturday.