Commencement 2025
On Sunday, June 8, 2025, Williams College President Maud S. Mandel conferred bachelor’s degrees on 575 seniors. Master of Arts degrees were awarded to 10 students in the Program in the History of Art, and 28 fellows from the Center for Development Economics received M.A. degrees in Policy Economics.
2025 Quick Links
Photos
Recordings
- Commencement video playlist, including Welcome Remarks, student speakers, and Commencement Speaker
- Ivy Exercises video
- Baccalaureate video
Programs
- Commencement program, including graduates' names and prizes
- Ivy Exercises program [PDF]
- Baccalaureate program [PDF]
Honorary Degree Citations
- Esther Duflo, Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics and Nobel Laureate
- Valerie Jarrett, Chief Executive Officer, The Obama Foundation
Emeriti Citations
- Cecilia Chang, Frederick Latimer Wells Professor of Chinese, Emerita
- Cathy Marie Johnson, James Phinney Baxter III Professor of Political Science, Emerita
- Peter Just, Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus
- Elizabeth McGowan, Robert Sterling Clark Professor of Art, Emerita
- Amy Podmore, J. Kirk T. Varnedoe ’67 Professor of Art, Emerita
- Cheryl Shanks, Robert G. Scott ’68 Professor of Political Science, Emerita
- Dorothy Wang, Professor of American Studies, Emerita
- Heather Williams, William Dwight Whitney Professor of Biology, Emerita
- Kasumi Yamamoto, Frank M. Gagliardi Professor of Japanese, Emerita
Williams News Releases
- Local Students Earn Williams College Degrees
- Williams bestows four high school teachers with the Olmsted Award for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching
- Jarrett, Duflo to receive honorary degrees at Williams’ 236th commencement