Commencement

View of Greek Theatre from stage out to audience with speaker at podium and faculty seated on stage in regalia.

The Class of 2024 Commencement Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 10th, 2024 at 9am in the Hearst Greek Theatre. 

Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth Prelogar, Solicitor General of the United States 

Faculty Speaker: Professor Talha Syed

J.D. Student Speaker: Devanshi Patel-Martin

LL.M. Student Speaker: Pim Eianleng

Tickets

Each graduating student will be able to pick up a maximum of seven commencement tickets in the weeks preceding the ceremonyGraduates themselves do not need a ticket, but everyone else attending graduation regardless of age needs a ticket. This includes children and infants. More information about ticket pick-up will be sent to graduates via email closer to the date of commencement.

If more than 7 tickets are needed, any remaining tickets will be made available to graduating students on a first-comefirst-served basis starting Monday, May 6th.

 

Livestream

Commencement will be live streamed for guests who are unable to attend in person. The livestream will be available from this website. A recording without the name reading portion will be posted at some point after the event.

Regalia

The deadline for ordering regalia for commencement has now passed.

Students should reach out to the on-campus bookstore to see what, if any, options are available.

Parking

Information about parking can be viewed on this flyer.

Accommodations

If you or a guest require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) or anything else to fully participate in this event, please contact Chelsea Yuan at cdyuan@berkeley.edu with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.

Prohibited Items at the Greek Theatre

Graduating Student FAQ

If you have any questions please email lawstudentservices@berkeley.edu.