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The Graduate ceremony address was delivered by Kimberly McLarin, Interim Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies. There were two graduate speakers Lashana Bell and Danielle Pappe. Two students Masha Kamenshikov and Rina Wolok received the Joanne P. Lasker Graduate Program Director Award. The ceremony was held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in the afternoon.

Civil rights advocate Anita Hill, novelist Dennis Lehane, Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough, poet and playwright Claudia Rankine, and Emerson College Associate Professor Emeritus in Communication Studies John Dennis Anderson received honorary degrees. Dennis Lehane gave the undergraduate address. The ceremony was held at the Agganis Arena at Boston University in the morning.

Actress and activist Jane Fonda; activist Doris R. Haddock; and communications entrepreneur R. E. Turner received honorary degrees. R. E. Turner gave the commencement address.

Banker and former US Treasury official Frank Newman and sociologist Sara Lawrence Lightfoot received honorary degrees. Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot gave the commencement address.

The Graduate ceremony address was delivered by Kimberly McLarin, Interim Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies, and the graduate student speaker was Drew Genova. The ceremony was held at the Paramount Center at Emerson College in the afternoon.

Emerson College Chairman of the Board of Trustees Peter Meade and President Jacqueline Liebergott introduce President-Elect Lee Pelton as Emerson College's 12th President. The event was held in the Cutler Majestic Theatre.

Author and journalist Scott Simon gave the graduate address. The ceremony was held at the Agganis Arena at Boston University in the afternoon.

Film industry executive Sherry Lansing and chairman of The Shubert Organization Gerald Schoenfeld received honorary degrees. Sherry Lansing gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts.

US Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and media executive Leo Hindery, Jr. received honorary degrees. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts.

Author, composer, humorist, and technologist Christopher Cerf; art collector and patron Lois Bronstein Foster; and poet and educator Thomas Lux received honorary degrees. Christopher Cerf gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts.

Children's television advocate Peggy Charren, doctor and special educator Sylvia Richardson, historian John Bernard Duff, and MPAA President Jack Valenti received honorary degrees. Jack Valenti gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at Park Plaza Castle.

The Commencement address was delivered by Brent Smith, Interim Dean, School of Communication, Emerson College. There were two graduate speakers Laura Bautista and Valerie Vega, and Mayra DiBetta was received the Joanne P. Lasker Graduate Program Director Award. The ceremony was held at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel in the afternoon.

Filmmaker Spike Lee received an honorary degree and gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts in the morning.

Television producer and Emerson College Trustee Vincent J. DiBona; actor James Earl Jones; television executive Kay Koplovitz; environmental advocate and Emerson College Trustee Eckardt C. Beck; and businessman Enrique Senior received honorary degrees. James Earl Jones gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts at noon.

The Graduate ceremony address was delivered by Kimberly McLarin, Interim Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies, and the graduate student speaker was Lemar Archer. The ceremony was held at the Paramount Center at Emerson College in the afternoon.

Author Alice Hoffman; actor, sculptor, and painter Anthony Quinn; news correspondent Morley Safer; and President of AOL Interactive Properties Group Ted Leonsis received honorary degrees. Ted Leonsis gave the undergraduate address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for Performing Arts in the afternoon.

Filmmaker Henry Hampton, radio broadcaster Donald A. Thurston, television journalist Lesley Stahl, and Mayor of Boston Thomas M. Menino received honorary degrees. Henry Winkler gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts at noon.

Emeritus status was conferred on Kenneth C. '55, M.A., '57, Ph.D., Professor School of Communication and Leonidas A. Nicole, '49, M.A. Professor, Department of Performing Arts School of the Arts. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts.

Donor Shoo Iwasaki announced a new scholarship for Emerson students at the ceremony. Director and film scholar Peter Bogdanovich; WBZ radio news anchor Gary LaPierre; and co-founder of Shakespeare & Company Tina Packer received honorary degrees. There is only partial footage of Tina Packer's honorary degree presentation. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts in the afternoon. Former Emerson College Board of Trustees Chairman and retired president of WCVB S. James Coppersmith also received an honorary degree but it does not appear in this video.

Emmy Award winner Max Mutchnick, actress and choreographer Debbie Allen, poet and playwright Rita Dove, and philanthropist Eugene M. Lang received honorary degrees. Max Mutchnick gave the undergraduate address. The ceremony was held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in the morning, this is the first time the ceremony was held at this venue.

Rosie's Place founder Kip Tiernan and children's book author and illustrator Tomie dePaola received honorary degrees. Kip Tiernan gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts in the morning.

Stage and film actress Kathleen Turner and photojournalist Dith Pran received honorary degrees. Kathleen Turner gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held in the Wang Center for the Performing Arts at noon.

Advertising executive Edward Eskandarian and newspaper editor Walter V. Robinson received honorary degrees. Edward Eskandarian gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts.

Novelist Alice Sebold, reporter Juan González, and Boston poet laureate Danielle Legros Georges received honorary degrees. Alice Sebold gave the undergraduate address. The ceremony was held at the Agganis Arena at Boston University in the morning.

Emerson College Interim President William P. Gilligan, Chair of the Board of Trustees Eric Alexander, BSSp '78, and Journalism Major Irka Gonzalez Perez, '23 introduce President-Elect Jay M. Bernhardt as Emerson College's 13th President. The event was held in the Cutler Majestic Theatre.

Actor, comedian, and writer Denis Leary; business and civic leader, and political commentator Peter Meade; entrepreneur, innovator, and enabler Robert F. X. Sillerman; Emerson College faculty member, artist, designer, and administrator Harry Morgan; Emerson College's resident storyteller, esteemed faculty member, and ordained minister John Coffee received honorary degrees. Robert F. X. Sillerman gave the undergraduate address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for Performing Arts in the morning.

Media executive Lucille S. Salhany; Emerson College Trustee Emerita and marketing executive Irma Mann Stearns; former Emerson College President John C. Zacharis; U.S. Representative Edward J. Markey; and State Senator Patricia McGovern received honorary degrees. The commencement address was given by Edward J. Markey. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts at noon.

Comedian and actress Isabel Sanford gave the commencement address and received an honorary degree. The ceremony was held at the Park Plaza Castle.

Children's television advocate Peggy Charren, doctor and special educator Sylvia Richardson, historian John Bernard Duff, and MPAA President Jack Valenti received honorary degrees. Jack Valenti gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at Park Plaza Castle.

Author Sue Miller and poet Stanley Kunitz received honorary degrees. Sue Miller gave the commencement address.

Journalist Eileen McNamara and Dean of the School of Education and Human Services at St. John's University Jerrold Ross received honorary degrees. Eileen McNamara gave the commencement address.

US Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and media executive Leo Hindery, Jr. received honorary degrees. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts.

United States Senator John F. Kerry and journalism ethics scholar Robert McKay Steele received honorary degrees. The commencement address was given by John F. Kerry. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts in the morning.

Journalist David Gregory, author and playwright Tony Kushner, founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics Bobbi Brown, and US Poet Laureate Robert Pinksy received honorary degrees. David Gregory gave the undergraduate address. The ceremony was held at the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre in the morning.

Author, playwright, and screenwriter Tony Kushner gave the graduate address. The ceremony was held at the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre in the afternoon.

Actress and television producer Debbie Allen gave the graduate address. The ceremony was held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in the afternoon, this is the first time the ceremony was held at this venue.

Comedian, actor, director, producer, and writer Jerry Lewis; actress and activist Marlee Matlin; advertising executive Mary E. Moore; media executive Roger Monroe King; and lawyer James D. St. Clair received honorary degrees. Marlee Matlin gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts at noon.

Healthcare pioneer Henry W. Foster, Jr. gave the keynote address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts.

Radio talk show host, TV commentator, and film critic David Brudnoy; radio presenter and stage and television actor Jess Cain; historian and journalist Doris Kearns Goodwin; and civic advisor and audiologist Alma Johnson Powell received honorary degrees. Doris Kearns Goodwin gave the commencement address. The ceremony was held at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts at noon.

Emerson alumna Danielle Legros Georges gave the graduate address. The ceremony was held at the Agganis Arena at Boston University in the afternoon.

Crazy Rich Asians' and 'Raya and the Last Dragon' screenwriter Adele Lim '96; composer and singer Toshi Reagon; and Emerson Trustee, founder and chairman of Samuels & Association, and film producer Steve Samuels received honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees. Adele Lim '96 gave the undergraduate address. The ceremony was held at the Agganis Arena at Boston University in the morning.

Award-winning journalist and author Soledad O'Brien, distinguished scholar Nell Irvin Painter, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas, and Miami Dade College President Eduardo J. Padron received honorary degrees. Soledad O'Brien gave the undergraduate address. There ceremony was held at the Agganis Arena at Boston University.

Introduction and inauguration ceremonies for Emerson College's twelfth President, Dr. M. Lee Pelton; and introduction ceremony for the thirteenth President, Dr. Jay M. Bernhardt.