Williams College Celebrates 234th Commencement
On Sunday, June 4, 2023, Williams College President Maud Mandel conferred bachelor’s degrees on 572 seniors. Master of Arts degrees were awarded to 12 students in the Program in the History of Art, and 26 fellows from the Center for Development Economics received M.A. degrees in Policy Economics.
View the full Commencement video playlist and the Baccalaureate video playlist on YouTube. See photos from Ivy and Class Day, Baccalaureate and Commencement exercises. And click here to see the full program, including graduates’ names and prizes.
Honorary Degree Citations
- Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund
- Sara J. Bloomfield, Director, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Safa R. Zaki, Williams College Dean of Faculty, John B. McCoy and John T. McCoy Professor of Psychology
Emeriti Citations
- Ralph Bradburd, David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus
- Deborah A. Brothers, Costume Director and Lecturer in Theatre
- Susan Dunn, Massachusetts Professor of Humanities, Emerita
- Pete K. Farwell ’73, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Emeritus
- Peter Montiel, Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr. ’41 Professor of Economics, Emeritus
- David Lionel Smith, John W. Chandler Professor of English, Emeritus
- Brad Wells, Lyell B. Clay Artist in Residence and Director of Choral/Vocal Activities, Lecturer in Music, Emeritus
Williams News Releases
Local Students Earn Williams College Degrees
Commencement Ceremony
Megamenu Social