A student smiling with her mouth open. She is wearing a graduation mortarboard and gown, and showing her diploma to the camera.
A student smiling with her mouth open. She is wearing a graduation mortarboard and gown, and showing her diploma to the camera.

All Smiles

The must-have accessory at 2025 commencement ceremonies? A big, goofy, contagious ear-to-ear grin.

July 14, 2025
A student smiling off camera. He is wearing a graduation mortarboard and gown, and standing in front of the American flag

In May, the university awarded 853 undergraduate bachelor’s degrees from the School of Arts and Sciences, the Robins School of Business, and the Jepson School of Leadership Studies. The School of Professional and Continuing Studies awarded an additional 117 bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and Richmond Law awarded 118 law degrees.

Two students smiling at the camera. They are wearing graduation mortarboards and gowns, and one of them is giving a thumbs up..
A student smiling with her mouth open. She is wearing a graduation mortarboard and gown.
A blonde student grinning off camera and holding up her diploma. She is wearing a mortarboard and graduation gown.
A student smiling off camera, looking up into the stands. He is wearing a graduation mortarboard and gown, and holding his diploma.
Two students smiling with their mouths open. They are wearing graduation mortarboards and gowns, and showing their diplomas to the camera.
A student smiling looking off camera at someone in the audience. He is wearing a graduation mortarboard and gown.
A student smiling holding her diplma. She is wearing a graduation mortarboard and gown, and using one hand to hold her mortarboard on..
A student in profile, smiling off camera. He is wearing a graduation mortarboard and gown
Two students in graduation gowns and mortarboards holding their diplomas up to the camera. The student in theback is holding hers with one hand and pointing to it with the other.