On the morning of May 12, 2024, Duke held its universitywide commencement ceremony on Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium to celebrate the graduating classes of 2024. President Vincent E. Price presided over the ceremony and the commencement address was delivered by Jerry Seinfeld, AwardWinning Comedian, Actor, Producer and Author.

Experience key moments during Duke's 2024 Commencement Ceremony:
00:00 Processional March: Candidates for Degrees
47:18 Processional March: Members of the Faculty, University Administration, Members of the Board of Trustees and Members of the Platform Party
54:21 Presentation of the Colors by Members of Duke University’s Air Force ROTC Program
54:58 National Anthem
56:38 Invocation by Bruce V. Puckett, Assistant Dean of Duke Chapel
1:01:34 Greetings by Zahra Hassan, Candidate for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts
1:04:26 Greetings by Kayla Nicole Thompson, Candidate for the Degrees of Doctor of Medicine and Master of Business Administration
1:07:32 Greetings by Trina Jones, Chair of the Academic Council
1:10:12 Duke University President Vincent Price’s Address
1:19:26 Introduction to Conferring of Honorary Degrees: Laurene M. Sperling, Chair of the Board of Trustees
1:20:52 Claudius B. “C.B.” Claiborne | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
1:23:40 Rhiannon Giddens | Honorary Doctor of Arts
1:26:06 Desmond Meade | Honorary Doctor of Law
1:29:57 Jerry Seinfeld | Honorary Doctor of Arts
1:33:54 Commencement Address: Jerry Seinfeld, AwardWinning Comedian, Actor, Producer and Author
1:51:47 Conferring of Earned Degrees: Alec D. Gallimore, Provost
2:07:17 Concluding Remarks
2:09:01 Alma Mater
2:10:00 Closing Processional


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