Commencement 2015

Jorge Ramos, news anchor for Univision, received an award and journalism certificate at a UCLA Extension graduation ceremony in Royce Hall, where he was the keynote speaker.

Commencement day at UCLA means accessorizing the cap and gown with your own personal style. Because graduation.

Cheers and tears filled UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion on Friday as seniors in the class of 2015 celebrated their graduation. Inventor Nathan Myhrvold delivered the keynote address at two ceremonies.

Malcom was awarded UCLA’s highest honor for her work championing public science literacy and increased access and opportunities for girls, women and underrepresented minorities.

After enduring separation from her children, homelessness, a father who didn’t believe girls deserved an education and many other challenges, April Abercrombie is set to graduate.

Honduran-born Walter Mancia arrived in California alone as a teenager unable to speak English. This week he graduates from UCLA, something that may not have happened without the support of a couple who became his new family.

It was a jubilant day for 171 medical students who became doctors Friday after taking the Hippocratic Oath before their families, friends, professors and fellow students.

From promoting literacy to studying the role of religion in rehabilitation, the Astin Civic Engagement Scholars program encourages students and faculty to leverage teaching and research in the name of service to the public.

UCLA Luskin master’s student, Navy Lt. Michael Fonbuena, said the opportunities to study international issues, listen to high-profile guest speakers and engage in real-world learning will reshape his military career.

Uber executive Rachel Whetstone, Target CEO Brian Cornell and U.S. Rep. Lois Capps are among the prominent figures who will speak at UCLA’s 2015 graduation ceremonies, which begin May 15.

Myhrvold founded Intellectual Ventures in 2000 after retiring from his position as Microsoft’s chief strategist and chief technology officer. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at UCLA in 1979.