Class of 2020 In-Person Commencement | Commencement 2020

Amherst College’s 199th Commencement

Held on June 11, 2022

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• Senior speaker
• Honorary Degrees
• President Martin's Comments
• Amherst vs. Williams
• Procession

Commencement 2020: Closure, Finally

Three students in commencement regalia walking on the Amherst College quad after graduation

June 12, 2022

The long-awaited in-person Commencement for the class of 2020 featured pandemic-delayed reunions, inspirational speeches and a facetious rebuttal of Williams College’s pardon for “historic crimes” committed by Amherst.

News Story

graduates in caps and gowns at Commencement

Why They Came Back, and What They Said

Read a compilation of memorable quotes from Commencement, and answers to a simple question: Why did you come back?

Memorable Quotes Why They Came Back

Stanley Oscar Dunwell speaks at Commencement, with a large crowd and international flags behind him — Stanley Oscar Dunwell III ’20 delivered the senior speech (photo by Haoran Tong ’23)

the procession of graduates ascends the steps to the War Memorial

Photos

Relive the weekend of Commencement 2020.

Flickr Album Slideshow

Class of 2020 Honorary Degrees

Four influential leaders in geoscience, higher education, poetry and literature will be awarded honorary degrees at the 2020 Commencement ceremony in June.

2020 Honorees Press Release

close-up of diploma being held by a graduate

A Snapshot of the Resilient Class of 2020

On May 31, 2020 the College recognized and honored the Class of 2020 graduates in a virtual celebration. See facts and figures about the students of the Class of 2020.

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