Celebrating the EECS class of 2019
Slideshow: EECS Commencement Reception, June 7, 2019. Photos: Gretchen Ertl for EECS.
EECS Staff
During MIT’s 2019 Commencement ceremonies, 1,086 undergraduates and 1,905 graduate students received their MIT diplomas under sunny skies on Killian Court. The doctoral ceremony took place on June 6, followed by Commencement on June 7.
The EECS community celebrated its newest graduates following both events. See a slideshow of EECS images from the doctoral event, and enjoy the slideshow of images from the EECS Commencement celebration above.
For additional MIT Commencement coverage, including photo slideshows and videos, please visit the MIT News website.
- MIT class of 2019 witnesses $500 million climate pledge: Entrepreneur and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces new Beyond Carbon initiative in his Commencement address.
- Text of Michael Bloomberg’s Commencement address
- Text of MIT President L. Rafael Reif’s challenge to the class of 2019: “As you strive to hack the world, please try to heal the world, too.”
- At doctoral ceremony, a strong call to provide opportunity for all: Biochemist Squire Booker PhD ’94 says MIT’s new doctoral graduates will “grow as future leaders” by giving back.
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