Stories about Commencement 2021

Screenshot of E.J. Dionne Jr. giving his address

Professor, Columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. Delivers Virtual Baccalaureate Address

Dionne is a Washington Post columnist, senior fellow at The Brookings Institution and professor in the foundations of democracy and culture at Georgetown University.

grads toss up their motarboards

Celebrating Lehigh’s Class of 2021

Lehigh holds two in-person Commencement ceremonies Monday for Class of 2021 undergraduates.

graduation day for class of 2020

Former NASA Astronaut Terry Hart ’68 to Graduates: Be an Effective Team Member

The Lehigh mechanical engineering and mechanics professor virtually addresses the Classes of 2020 and 2021.

UPDATE: In-person ceremony is held Saturday morning for undergraduates of the Class of 2020.

Graduates walk across the Goodman Stadium grass

Lehigh holds Doctoral Hooding, Commencement for Graduate Students

Those receiving master’s and doctoral degrees from the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021 were honored in a joint ceremony Friday afternoon.

Nikayla (Nikki) Begaye '20 '21G

Lehigh Commencement: ‘I Didn’t Think I Would Ever Get This Far’

Nikayla (Nikki) Begaye '20 '21G, a Native American and first-generation student, to graduate from Lehigh with a master’s degree in elementary education. She also received her bachelor's degree as a member of the Class of 2020.