Northeastern photographers capture the pomp and circumstance of Commencement 2019

The graduates, the speakers, the joy, the beach ball, and the flags. Northeastern photographers documented all the splendor and excitement from the university’s 117th Commencement exercises on Friday.

Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Photos by Billie Weiss for Northeastern University

Photo by Billie Weiss for Northeastern University

Photos by Cody O’Loughlin for Northeastern University

Photos by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Photo by Cody O’Loughlin for Northeastern University

Topics: Campus, Community & Events Society & Culture Students commencement2019
Credits: Adam Glanzman.

‘Now the world belongs to you’

At Northeastern’s 117th Commencement, President Joseph E. Aoun urged graduates to use their most human qualities in order to succeed in a world that is continuously being reshaped by rapidly advancing technology. Bestselling author Tara Westover warned members of the Class of 2019 that they should look beyond the facile images that define them on social media. And student orator Rebecca Leeper celebrated the diversity of experience among her peers.

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