The Baccalaureate Ceremony
The 2021 Baccalaureate Ceremony
On March 8, 2021, President Anthony Monaco shared plans for a virtual All-University Commencement Ceremony. In his statement, President Monaco said that this format “is in keeping with our commitment to protecting the health and safety of our community". Read the full statement here.
The University Chaplaincy is working to produce a pre-recorded video to honor the Class of 2021 with a collection of diverse religious and philosophical words, poems, songs, and more. The video will include:
- Words of Welcome and Greetings of Peace from University Chaplain Reverend Elyse Nelson Winger
- Senior interviews
- The Wendell Phillips Address by Atrey Bhargava, A21
- A instrumental music performance by Iverson Eliopoulos, A21 and Julia Moss, A21, and accompanying musicians Talia Kee, A22 and Andrew Zhang, E22
- President Anthony P. Monaco's address to the Class of 2021
- Multifaith words of blessing and sending from Tufts University chaplains
You will be able to find more information here in the weeks approaching Commencement Weekend. We look forward to hosting you virtually.
The video will go live on Saturday, May 22 at 2pm ET on the Commencement webpage.
Scenes from Baccalaureate Ceremony 2019
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- 05/18/2019 – Medford/Somerville, Mass. – The platform party exits the stage after the 155th annual Baccalaureate service on the eve of Commencement at Tufts University on May 18, 2019. The Baccalaureate tradition began at Tufts University in 1864. The Wendell Phillips Memorial Scholarship is given annually to a junior or senior, recommended by the Committee on Student Life, who has demonstrated a high sense of public responsibility on the campus. This is one of the two prize scholarships (the other being assigned to Harvard College) that were established in 1896 by the Wendell Phillips Memorial Fund Association in honor of Boston’s great preacher and orator. (Alonso Nichols/Tufts University)
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- 05/18/2019 – Medford/Somerville, Mass. – Graduating members of the undergraduate Class of 2019 attend the 155th annual Baccalaureate service on the eve of Commencement at Tufts University on May 18, 2019. The Baccalaureate tradition began at Tufts University in 1864. The Wendell Phillips Memorial Scholarship is given annually to a junior or senior, recommended by the Committee on Student Life, who has demonstrated a high sense of public responsibility on the campus. This is one of the two prize scholarships (the other being assigned to Harvard College) that were established in 1896 by the Wendell Phillips Memorial Fund Association in honor of Boston’s great preacher and orator. (Alonso Nichols/Tufts University)
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- 05/18/2019 – Medford/Somerville, Mass. – International Relations and Quantitative Economics double major Ria Mazumdar, A19, the Wendell Phillips Award recipient and class speaker, gives her address to her fellow graduates and guests during the 155th annual Baccalaureate service on the eve of Commencement at Tufts University on May 18, 2019. The Baccalaureate tradition began at Tufts University in 1864. The Wendell Phillips Memorial Scholarship is given annually to a junior or senior, recommended by the Committee on Student Life, who has demonstrated a high sense of public responsibility on the campus. This is one of the two prize scholarships (the other being assigned to Harvard College) that were established in 1896 by the Wendell Phillips Memorial Fund Association in honor of Boston’s great preacher and orator. (Alonso Nichols/Tufts University)