Commencement 2025 - News - News - Macalester College

Skip to Main Content Skip to Footer

Toggle Navigation Menu

Categories: College Newswire
Type: Photos, Videos
Tags: Class of 2025, Commencement, Leonard Center, Macalester Stadium
Media Resources
Share: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

Congratulations to the Class of 2025 on their commencement from Macalester. Musician and activist Bob Mould ’82 delivered the keynote address on Saturday, May 17, in the Macalester Stadium. A full video of the event is available below.

Three Macalester graduates stand at the edge of the stage, holding their diplomas in the air while smiling broadly

Senator Amy Klobuchar stands at a podium and addresses the audience

Student band She’s In Shambles performs "Makes No Sense At All" by Bob Mould at Commencement

Bob Mould '82 receives a white honorary doctorate hood. President Rivera claps while facing him.

Five graduates sit in a row and smile for the camera while holding their diplomas

A decorated graduation cap reads REMEMBER, THE FUTURE IS NOT SOMETHING WE ENTER. THE FUTURE IS SOMETHING WE CREATE.

Macalester Class of 2025 graduates toss their caps into the air

Five graduates (who are members of the Macalester Men's Basketball team) pose for a picture with Coach Abe Woldeslassie

Three graduates sit in a row of chairs and smile for the camera

Two rows of faculty members wearing their graduation regalia clap for two rows of students walking between them

Students file in to the Leonard Center Fieldhouse as faculty members in regalia clap for them

Senior speaker Ryan Connor '25 stands at a podium and addresses the audience

Bob Mould '82 stands facing the audience, smiling, with his hand over his heart. Around him, Board of Trustees and Alumni Board members smile and clap for him

A graduate smiles at somebody offstage after receiving a diploma from President Rivera

President Rivera hands a graduate a diploma as Provost Anderson-Levy smiles and claps

A graduate walks back to their seat after receiving a diploma

A graduate walks back to their seat after receiving their diploma, fist bumping another graduate sitting in the audience

A row of graduates claps and cheers for a classmate receiving a diploma

A graduate sitting in the crowd at Commencement stands facing the stage, clapping and cheering

Three graduates smile at the camera with their arms around each other. One points at the camera

Two graduates in a crowd hug each other and smile for the camera. A graduate behind them faces the camera with an open mouth holding a diploma

May 20 2025

Back to top