Spring Commencement

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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. 

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. April 25, 2016

    Campuses, units to celebrate Spring Commencement

    A roundup of Spring Commencement ceremonies, including the main event Michigan Stadium, unit celebrations and ceremonies at the UM-Dearborn and UM-Flint campuses.