Stories about Commencement

Baccalaureate

Scholar of Faith and Technology to Deliver 2026 Baccalaureate Address

Timothy Beal will explore AI, ethics, and the role of higher education in shaping a just and sustainable future.

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Former NYSE President Stacey Cunningham ’96 to Address Graduates at Lehigh’s 158th Spring Commencement

Cunningham is a groundbreaking figure in the global capital markets, the first woman to lead the New York Stock Exchange in its more than 200-year history and a proud Lehigh engineer.

Jay Parini

Poet and Professor Jay Parini Named 2025 Baccalaureate Speaker

A major university event, Baccalaureate will be held at 4 p.m. on May 17 in Packer Memorial Church.

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James T. Wassil ’99G ’05G of Vaxcyte, Inc. Named Lehigh’s 2025 Graduate Commencement and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony Speaker

Wassil, who has held leadership positions at Pfizer, Novartis and Merck, will speak at Goodman Stadium on Saturday, May 17, 2025.

Kate Johnson ’89

Lumen Technologies’ Kate Johnson ’89 to Address Graduates at Lehigh’s 157th Undergraduate Commencement

Johnson is president and chief executive officer at Lumen Technologies, a global technology and communications company, and a technology innovator with a proven track record of driving business transformation success at several Fortune 100 companies.

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Baccalaureate Speaker Rachel Laser of Americans United to Graduates: ‘Be Authentically Yourself’

Class of 2024 graduating seniors celebrate Baccalaureate Saturday by sharing their faith and reflecting on their time at Lehigh.

Rachel Laser

Social Justice Advocate Rachel Laser Named 2024 Baccalaureate Speaker

A major university event, Baccalaureate will be held at 4 p.m. on May 18 in Packer Memorial Chapel.

Stephen Tang

Stephen S. Tang ’85G ’88 Ph.D. ’22P to Deliver Remarks at Lehigh’s Graduate Commencement and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony

Tang is the principal at Tangent2Cogent, board chairman of NowDiagnostics Inc., and former chairman, president and CEO of Orasure Technologies, a global medical diagnostics company.

Scott Willoughby

Northrop Grumman’s Scott Willoughby ’89 to Address Graduates at Lehigh’s 156th Undergraduate Commencement

Willoughby is senior vice president of performance excellence at Northrop Grumman's space systems sector and former vice president and program manager for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope program at Northrop Grumman.

Squawk

Squawk: What Will You Always Remember About Your Graduation Day?

Lehigh alumni recall graduation day.