These commencement ceremonies are sponsored by individual colleges, departments, and units (for example, College of Engineering, English Department, Chicano/Latino Studies). College, department, and unit graduations are considered the diploma-conferring ceremonies. This calendar is updated periodically, but it may not reflect all the latest changes. Contact your department for the most up-to-date information on your ceremony.
| Department, Commencement Speaker |
Date, Time, Location | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Studies | Contact department | Miriam A. Zavala 510-643-2429 |
| African American Studies Kamala Harris San Francisco District Attorney |
Saturday, May 17 2 p.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Lindsey Herbert 510-642-3419 |
| American Indian Graduate Program Dr. Patricia Penn-Hilden |
Saturday, May 24 4 p.m. Lipman Room, Barrows Hall Add to my calendar |
Carmen Foghorn 510-642-3228 |
| American Studies (UGIS) Gerald Vizenor Professor of American Studies, University of New Mexico, and Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of more than twenty books about the history and literature of Native American Indians. |
Wednesday, May 21 9 a.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Marcia Condon 510-642-9320 |
| Ancient History & Mediterrannean Archaeology Prof. Crawford Greenewalt UCB Classics professor |
Friday, May 16 12:30 p.m. Alumni House Add to my calendar |
Lee Amazonas 510-642-4219 |
| Anthropology Professor Rosemary Joyce Chair, Department of Anthropology |
Friday, May 16 9 a.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Mary Howell 510-642-3616 |
| Art Practice Elizabeth Demaray, MFA 1999, UC Berkeley Assistant Professor of Art Rutgers Department of Fine Arts |
Friday, May 16 3 p.m. Berkeley Art Museum Sculpture Garden Add to my calendar |
Dee Levister 510-643-9107 |
| Asian Studies | Friday, May 16 5:30 p.m. Alumni House Add to my calendar |
Hilary Finchum-Sung 510-642-0333 |
| Astronomy Professor Arthur H. Rosenfeld Commissioner, California Energy Commission |
Friday, May 23 7 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Claudia Trujillo 510-642-0481 |
| Bioengineering Richard Blum Chair of Regents |
Saturday, May 24 8:30 a.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Dawn Kramer 510-643-7828 |
| Buddhist Studies (GBS) | Sunday, May 18 10 a.m. Alumni House Add to my calendar |
Jan Johnson 510-642-4497 |
| Business, Graduate Bengt Baron Haas MBA alumni, CEO of Absolut Vodka |
Friday, May 16 2 p.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Amy Hornstein 510-642-1408 |
| Business, Ph.D. | Saturday, May 17 10:30 a.m. Wells Fargo Room, Haas School of Business Add to my calendar |
Kim Guilfoyle 510-642-3944 |
| Business, Undergraduate Professor Steven Wood |
Friday, May 23 9 a.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Barbara Felkins 510-642-1421 |
| Celtic Studies (ISSA) Professor Andrew Garrett |
Monday, May 19 1 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Carol Dolcini 510-642-2713 |
| Chemical Engineering (College of Chemistry) Professor John Prausnitz |
Saturday, May 24 7 p.m. Zellerbach Hall Add to my calendar |
Joey Wong 510-642-7919 |
| Chicano/Latino Celebration Luis Valdez Playwright & Film Director |
Saturday, May 24 6 p.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Lupe Gallegos-Díaz 510-642-1802 |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering | Saturday, May 24 8:30 a.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Dawn Kramer 510-643-7828 |
| Classics Prof. Crawford Greenewalt UCB Classics professor |
Friday, May 16 12:30 p.m. Alumni House Add to my calendar |
Lee Amazonas 510-642-4219 |
| Cognitive Science (UGIS) Gerald Vizenor Professor of American Studies, University of New Mexico, and Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of more than twenty books about the history and literature of Native American Indians. |
Wednesday, May 21 9 a.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Carol Snow 510-642-2628 |
| College of Chemistry Professor John Prausnitz |
Saturday, May 24 7 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Joey Wong 510-642-7919 |
| College of Environmental Design Daniel Friedman, Ph.D, FAIA Dean of the School of Architecture University of Washington CED alumni -- B.Arch. '79 |
Friday, May 23 6 p.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Sameera Sutton 510-642-0324 |
| College of Natural Resources (CNR) David Orr |
Sunday, May 18 9 a.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Donna Symon 510-642-0542 |
| Commencement Convocation Craig Newmark Customer Service Representative and Founder, craigslist |
Tuesday, May 13 4 p.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Emilie Cravens 510-642-3805 |
| Comparative Literature Andrew Garrett Professor of Linguistics, UC Berkeley |
Monday, May 19 1 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Kathy Barrett 510-642-1202 |
| Computer Science, B.A. Dr. Ivan Sutherland Sun Fellow and VP Asynchronous Design Project Sun Microsystems Laboratories |
Sunday, May 25 2 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Barbara Hightower 510-642-7214 |
| Development Studies (IAS) Professor Nezar AlSayyad Chair of Middle Eastern Studies Winner of Distinguished Teaching Award 2008 |
Wednesday, May 14 2 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Thongdam Pathoumthong 510-643-4157 |
| Dutch Andrew Garrett Professor of Linguistics, UC Berkeley |
Monday, May 19 1 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Kathy Barrett 510-642-1202 |
| Earth & Planetary Science Vice Chancellor George W. Breslauer |
Thursday, May 22 2 p.m. Zellerbach Playhouse Add to my calendar |
Margie Winn 510-642-5574 |
| East Asian Languages & Culture (EALC) | Sunday, May 18 10 a.m. Alumni House Add to my calendar |
Jan Johnson 510-642-4497 |
| Economics Professor George Akerlof 2001 Nobel Laureate, and Daniel E. Koshland, Sr. Distinguished Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley. |
Thursday, May 22 2 p.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Jenny Cornet 510-642-6674 |
| Education, Graduate School of | Saturday, May 17 2 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Deborah Friedman 510-642-0820 |
| Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (BS) Richard Blum Chair of Regents |
Saturday, May 24 8:30 a.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Dawn Kramer 510-643-7828 |
| Energy and Resources Group Professor Ananya Roy |
Friday, May 23 10 a.m. Alumni House Add to my calendar |
Jane Stahlhut 510-642-1750 |
| Engineering Richard Blum Chair of Regents |
Saturday, May 24 8:30 a.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Dawn Kramer 510-643-7828 |
| English Professor Emeritus Ishmael Reed |
Sunday, May 18 3 p.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Ken Mahru 510-643-2494 |
| Environmental Economics & Policy CNR, L&S David Orr |
Sunday, May 18 9 a.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
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| Environmental Sciences (CNR, L&S) David Orr |
Sunday, May 18 9 a.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Donna Symon 510-642-0542 |
| Ethnic Studies State Senator Gilbert Cedillo |
Friday, May 23 1 p.m. Zellerbach Playhouse Add to my calendar |
Dewey St. Germaine 510-643-6420 |
| Film Studies Edith Kramer Emeritus Senior Film Curator and Director of the Pacific Film Archive. Her speech is titled, "For the First Time" |
Friday, May 16 2 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Marcus Norman 510-642-1416 |
| French Andrew Garrett Professor of Linguistics, UC Berkeley |
Monday, May 19 1 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Carol Dolcini 510-642-2713 |
| Gender and Women's Studies Professor Jacqui Alexander Professor of Women and Gender Studies Institute, University of Toronto, Canada |
Thursday, May 15 5 p.m. Alumni House Add to my calendar |
Althea Grannum-Cummings 510-642-8513 |
| Geography Professor Harley Shaiken |
Saturday, May 17 2 p.m. Zellerbach Playhouse Add to my calendar |
Carol Page 510-642-3904 |
| German Andrew Garrett Professor of Linguistics, UC Berkeley |
Monday, May 19 1 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Kathy Barrett 510-642-1202 |
| Group in Asian Studies Peter Zhou Assistant University Librarian & Director, East Asian Library |
Friday, May 16 5:30 p.m. Alumni House Add to my calendar |
Hilary Finchum-Sung 510-642-0333 |
| Health & Medical Sciences (JMP) Colette Auerswald, MD |
Friday, April 18 6 p.m. Bancroft Hotel Add to my calendar |
Dyanna Sweeney 510-642-6327 |
| History Professor Charles Postel Assistant Professor of History, Cal State Sacramento |
Friday, May 23 9:30 a.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Marianne Bartholomew-Couts 510-643-8995 |
| History of Art | Friday, May 16 9 a.m. Zellerbach Playhouse Add to my calendar |
Diane Sigman 510-643-7290 |
| Industrial Engineering & Operations Research Richard Blum Chair of Regents |
Contact department | Dawn Kramer 510-643-7828 |
| Information, School of Genevieve Bell, Ph.D. Director, User Experience Group Intel Digital Home Group |
Saturday, May 17 2 p.m. Campanile Esplanade Add to my calendar |
Meg St. John 510-642-1465 |
| Integrative Biology Dr. Jere Lipps |
Saturday, May 24 9 a.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Nancy Finkle 510-643-7204 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies (UGIS) Gerald Vizenor Professor of American Studies, University of New Mexico, and Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of more than twenty books about the history and literature of Native American Indians. |
Wednesday, May 21 9 a.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Carol Snow 510-642-2628 |
| International & Area Studies Professor Nezar AlSayyad Chair of Middle Eastern Studies Winner of Distinguished Teaching Award 2008 |
Wednesday, May 14 2 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Thongdam Pathoumthong 510-643-4157 |
| Italian Studies (ISSA) Professor Andrew Garrett |
Monday, May 19 1 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Katherine Brosnan 510-642-4661 |
| Journalism, Graduate School of | Saturday, May 17 1 p.m. North Gate Hall Add to my calendar |
Joanne Straley 510-643-5058 |
| Latin American Studies (IAS) Professor Nezar AlSayyad Chair of Middle Eastern Studies Winner of Distinguished Teaching Award 2008 |
Wednesday, May 14 2 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Thongdam Pathoumthong 510-643-4157 |
| Lavender Graduation Christopher Daley Former Executive Director of the Transgender Law Center Attorney at Law |
Friday, May 9 6:30 p.m. Alumni House Add to my calendar |
Billy Curtis 510-643-0788 |
| Law - Boalt Hall The Honorable Mary M. Schroeder Hon. Mary M. Schroeder is the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. |
Saturday, May 17 9 a.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Holly Parrish 510-642-3263 |
| Legal Studies Professor William "Sandy" Muir |
Sunday, May 25 9 a.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Lauri La Pointe 510-642-4038 |
| Linguistics Andrew Garrett Professor of Linguistics, UC Berkeley |
Saturday, May 17 1 p.m. Alumni House Add to my calendar |
Natalie Belfor 510-642-2757 |
| Mass Communications (UGIS) Gerald Vizenor Professor of American Studies, University of New Mexico, and Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of more than twenty books about the history and literature of Native American Indians. |
Wednesday, May 21 9 a.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Marty Gaetjens 510-642-2363 |
| Material Science & Engineering Richard Blum Chair of Regents |
Saturday, May 24 8:30 a.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Dawn Kramer 510-643-7828 |
| Mathematics Dr. Charles Ferguson |
Friday, May 23 2 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Henrietta Williams 510-643-4114 |
| Mechanical Engineering Richard Blum Chair of Regents |
Saturday, May 24 8:30 a.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Dawn Kramer 510-643-7828 |
| Middle Eastern Studies (IAS) Professor Nezar AlSayyad Chair of Middle Eastern Studies Winner of Distinguished Teaching Award 2008 |
Wednesday, May 14 2 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Thongdam Pathoumthong 510-643-4157 |
| Molecular & Cell Biology - Undergraduate Ceremony Professor Randy Schekman Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology |
Thursday, May 22 9 a.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Anne Aaboe 510-643-7473 |
| Molecular and Cell Biology - Graduate Professor Arthur H. Rosenfeld Commissioner, California Energy Commission |
Friday, May 23 7 p.m. Zellerbach Playhouse Add to my calendar |
Christina Dominici 510-642-3525 |
| Music (Concert) N/A N/A Concert of Eisner Prize Winners |
Sunday, May 18 Noon Hertz Hall Add to my calendar |
Kristine Albert 510-643-8724 |
| Native American Studies Dr. Patricia Penn-Hilden |
Saturday, May 24 4 p.m. Lipman Room, Barrows Hall Add to my calendar |
Ruth Hopper 510-642-6613 |
| Naval Science | Contact department | Miriam A. Zavala 510-643-2429 |
| Near Eastern Studies Jerry Cooper Ph.D. W. W. Spence Professor in Semitic Languages, Professor in Assyriology |
Tuesday, May 20 2 p.m. Lipman Room, Barrows Hall Add to my calendar |
Midge Fox 510-642-3758 |
| Nuclear Engineering Richard Blum Chair of Regents |
Saturday, May 24 8:30 a.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Dawn Kramer 510-643-7828 |
| Operations Research and Management Science (ORMS) | Sunday, May 25 2 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Barbara Hightower 510-642-7214 |
| Optometry, School of | Saturday, May 24 10 a.m. Minor Plaza Add to my calendar |
Sharmila Shinde 510-643-6696 |
| Peace and Conflict Studies (IAS) Professor Nezar AlSayyad Chair of Middle Eastern Studies Winner of Distinguished Teaching Award 2008 |
Wednesday, May 14 2 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Thongdam Pathoumthong 510-643-4157 |
| Philosophy David Blinder Associate Vice Chancellor, University Relations at UC Berkeley |
Saturday, May 17 11 a.m. Faculty Glade/Faculty Club Add to my calendar |
Janet Groome 510-642-2722 |
| Physical Science Professor Arthur H. Rosenfeld Commissioner, California Energy Commission |
Friday, May 23 7 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Claudia Trujillo 510-642-0481 |
| Physics Professor Arthur H. Rosenfeld Commissioner, California Energy Commission |
Friday, May 23 7 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Claudia Trujillo 510-642-0481 |
| Political Economy of Industrial Societies IAS Professor Nezar AlSayyad Chair of Middle Eastern Studies Winner of Distinguished Teaching Award 2008 |
Wednesday, May 14 2 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Thongdam Pathoumthong 510-643-4157 |
| Political Science Dr. Gloria Duffy President and CEO of the Commonwealth Club |
Monday, May 19 2 p.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Meg Fellner 510-642-9830 |
| Psychology | Friday, May 23 2 p.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Kristina Gacutan 510-643-8114 |
| Public Health | Saturday, May 17 8 a.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
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| Public Health Commencement Barbara Staggers, M.D., M.P.H. '80, F.A.A.P. |
Saturday, May 17 8 a.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
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| Public Policy, The Goldman School of Ann Veneman Executive Director of the United Nation's Childrens Fund (UNICEF) |
Saturday, May 17 10 a.m. North Fork of Strawberry Creek Add to my calendar |
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| Religious Studies (UGIS) Gerald Vizenor Professor of American Studies, University of New Mexico, and Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of more than twenty books about the history and literature of Native American Indians. |
Wednesday, May 21 9 a.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Marty Gaetjens 510-642-2363 |
| Rhetoric | Friday, May 16 2 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Marcus Norman 510-642-1416 |
| Scandinavian (ISSA) Professor Andrew Garrett |
Monday, May 19 1 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Katherine Brosnan 510-642-4661 |
| School of Public Health | Saturday, May 17 8 a.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Celeste Freitas 510-643-0881 |
| Slavic Languages and Literatures (ISSA) Professor Andrew Garrett |
Monday, May 19 1 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Katherine Brosnan 510-642-4661 |
| Social Welfare, Graduate Claudia Albano Neighborhood Services Manager for the City of Oakland |
Saturday, May 17 6:30 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Barbara Haden 510-642-4406 |
| Social Welfare, Undergraduate Captain Niels Tangherlini |
Saturday, May 24 2 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Sherman Boyson 510-642-4407 |
| Sociology Lillian B. Rubin, PhD Artist, Writer, UCB alumnus |
Thursday, May 22 1:45 p.m. Zellerbach Hall Add to my calendar |
Kristi Bedolla 510-642-3330 |
| South/Southeast Asian Studies Barbara Reyes Poet |
Friday, May 16 9 a.m. Alumni House Add to my calendar |
Lee Amazonas 510-642-4219 |
| Spanish & Portuguese Andrew Garrett Professor of Linguistics, UC Berkeley |
Monday, May 19 1 p.m. Zellerbach Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Mari Mordecai 510-642-4084 |
| Statistics | Friday, May 23 1:30 p.m. Sibley Auditorium Add to my calendar |
Denise Yee 510-643-6131 |
| Theater, Dance and Performance Studies Philip Kan Gotanda Bay Area Playwright and Filmmaker |
Wednesday, May 21 2 p.m. Zellerbach Playhouse Add to my calendar |
Michael Mansfield 510-642-1677 |
| Undergraduate & Interdisciplinary Studies (UGIS) Professor Gerald Vizenor Gerald Vizenor is Professor of American Studies, University of New Mexico, and Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of more than twenty books about the history and literature of Native American Indians. |
Wednesday, May 21 9 a.m. Greek Theatre Add to my calendar |
Carol Snow 510-642-2628 |
Please note: All dates and times subject to change.
