We are delighted to announce that seven remarkable individuals will receive honorary degrees at this year’s Commencement ceremony, taking place June 14 on the Green. Dartmouth awards honorary degrees each year to select individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the arts and humanities, the sciences, business and industry, or public service in the broadest sense.
Each of the following recipients has had an outsized impact on their respective field through unparalleled leadership, boundless creativity, and transformative innovation:
- Commencement speaker Rachel Dratch ’88, Tony-nominated actor, comedian, and writer
- Karen Evans ’76, playwright, educator, and arts advocate
- Maria Klawe, educator, mathematician, computer scientist
- Gary Love ’76, philanthropist and public servant
- Greg Lukianoff, free speech advocate
- Alfred Moses ’51, attorney, philanthropist, and diplomat
- Vivek Murthy, former U.S. surgeon general
Meet the Honorands