PROCESSIONAL
OPENING OF THE CEREMONY
Christian Rojas, College Marshal, Professor of Chemistry
CEREMONY DECLARED OPEN
Laura Ann Rosenbury, President, Barnard College
GREETING FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Cheryl Glicker Milstein ’82, P’14, Chair
GREETING FROM THE FACULTY
Rebecca Walkowitz, Provost and Dean of the Faculty
PRESENTATION OF THE FRANK GILBERT BRYSON PRIZE
PRESENTATION OF THE ALICIA L. LAWRENCE MEMORIAL AWARD
Leslie Grinage, Vice President for Campus Life and Student Experience
and Dean of the College
CHARGE TO THE CLASS OF 2025
Aurelia Tan ’25, Senior Class President
PRESENTATION OF THE SENIOR GIFT
Mariam Sikiru ’25
BARNARD MEDAL OF DISTINCTION
Dr. Helen M. Berman ’64, Distinguished Professor of Quantitative and Computational Biology, University of Southern California
presented by Gillian Bartels-Quansah ’25
Jeanine Tesori ’83, Tony Award–winning composer of musical theatre, opera, and film
presented by Daniella Sapone ’25
Dr. Judith Weisenfeld ’86, Agate Brown and George L. Collord Professor of Religion, Princeton University
presented by Elizabeth Castelli, Professor of Religion
REMARKS TO THE CANDIDATES
President Rosenbury
BARNARD MEDAL OF DISTINCTION
Shabana Basij-Rasikh, President, School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA)
presented by President Rosenbury
ADDRESS
Shabana Basij-Rasikh
PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES
Dean Grinage
CLOSING OF THE CEREMONY
Randa Serhan, College Marshal, Associate Professor of Sociology
RECESSIONAL