
Commencement 2018
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Blizzard Entertainment executive and UCLA alumnus Frank Pearce was the keynote speaker for the nearly 2,000 students receiving certificates.

Remain open to new ideas to help end divisiveness, UCLA graduates told
At two UCLA College commencements in Pauley Pavilion, almost 20,000 guests cheered 5,800 students celebrating their graduation.

For one grad and his dad a happy twist on like father, like son
UCLA staffer William Herrera fled political violence in El Salvador three decades ago and now his son Kevin is about to graduate with a degree in ecology and evolutionary biology.

Video: The challenges these Bruins overcame to get to commencement
We asked a few graduating seniors in the UCLA class of 2018 to share some of the twists and turns during their journey to graduation.

Mathematicians excel in competition that rewards creative thinking
Team of UCLA students places fifth in the annual Putnam examination, which routinely stumps some of the smartest math whizzes in the country.

Native American siblings stop at nothing to graduate from UCLA and lift their community
David, Minda and Daniel Streamer defied the odds and circumstances that have made American Indians the least-represented group on college campuses nationwide.

Bus driver turned UCLA graduate steers life in new direction
Sequoia Thompson, 33, graduates this month with a degree in psychology and a minor in LGBTQ studies. Her goal is to become a clinical psychologist and work with queer black youth.

Renowned surgeon tells UCLA medical graduates, ‘All lives are of equal worth’
Some 200 UCLA medical students received their diplomas Friday, June 1, in Dickson Court at the 64th annual Hippocratic Oath Ceremony for the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Dr. Atul Gawande, Helen Molesworth among speakers at UCLA commencement ceremonies
Graduating students and guests will attend nearly 60 commencement ceremonies, receptions and celebrations across campus.