At Baccalaureate, graduates are urged to honor the places and moments that shape them
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Speakers Alexander Nemerov and Noah Hao-Lin Tan reflected on finding wisdom and purpose in the world around them during Stanford’s 2025 Baccalaureate celebration.

Art historian Alexander Nemerov to speak at Baccalaureate
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The Stanford professor whose lectures present the past as “a vibrant, living dialogue” will give the keynote address at the 2025 Baccalaureate celebration in June.

Baccalaureate celebration offers a message of joy
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Speakers Varun Soni and Hannah Oo drew on spiritual teachings and personal experience to convey the importance of embracing hope during challenging times.

Interfaith leader Varun Soni is the 2024 Baccalaureate speaker
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Varun Soni, a scholar who has led efforts to support students across spiritual and faith traditions, will deliver remarks to graduates at Stanford’s 2024 Baccalaureate celebration on June 15.

Student speaker selected for Stanford Baccalaureate
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The 2019 Senior Class Presidents and the Office for Religious Life selected poet and spoken word artist Edan Armas to address graduates at the Commencement Weekend multifaith gathering.