Seen at Commencement
Commencement 2023 is in the books! Check out some of the photo highlights from the ceremony, which took place on Saturday, May 13, 2023,
Message to Class of 2023
Welcome to UDC Forward’s special Commencement issue. The class of 2023 is now officially part of our proud alumni. This year’s graduation was indeed special, according to President Ronald Mason Jr. Watch his congratulatory message to the graduates to find out why. Congratulations to the class of 2023!
First Ph.D. graduates in UDC’s history from SEAS and CAUSES celebrated
First Ph.D. graduates in UDC’s history from SEAS and CAUSES celebrated Dr. Juan F. Ramirez Rochac, Dr. Carletta S. Hurt, Dr. Temechu G. Zewdie, Dr. Camille P. Range
‘It’s one of the greatest honors of my life:’ Congressman Maxwell Frost gives rousing Commencement speech
‘It’s one of the greatest honors of my life:’ Congressman Maxwell Frost gives rousing Commencement speech Photo credit: Cheriss May. Congressman Maxwell A. Frost gave the keynote
Historic ceremony acknowledges graduates, including first Ph.D. students and longest-serving president
UDC’s 46th Commencement ceremony celebrated 796 graduates, including the first Ph.D. graduates in the University’s history. The festive atmosphere inside the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, May 13, included graduates ranging in age from 19 to 73, from the David A. Clarke Law School to the UDC Community College. The event also paid tribute to the University’s longest-serving president, President Ronald Mason Jr.
Congressman Maxwell A. Frost to give keynote address at UDC’s 2023 Commencement
UDC will hold its 46th annual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 13, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Walter Washington Convention Center. Congressman Maxwell A. Frost will give the keynote address. As the first member of Generation Z (the generation born in the late 1990s or the early 21st century) to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives—and a person of Afro-Latino descent—Congressman Frost brings a fresh, progressive perspective to an institution formerly out of reach for young, working Black and Latino Americans. Read More