Photos: The Undergraduate Class of 2024 Savors the Moment
With excitement and anticipation in the air, the Class of 2024 participated in their long-awaited Commencement ceremony among friends, family, and mentors.
![A group of graduates wearing Commencement attire stand in line, smiling.](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/may/images/commencement-essays/undergrad/undergrad-social-1200.jpg)
Photography by Dan Holmes and Gaelen Morse
May 21, 2024
![A graduate smiles as someone helps adjust their cap.](/_files/img/Alumi-Hero.jpg)
![A large group of graduates walk outside in the rain with umbrellas.](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/may/images/commencement-essays/undergrad/undergrad-gm.jpg)
![A graduate smiles while wearing funny glasses that spell out the word GRAD.](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/may/images/commencement-essays/undergrad/undergrad-novick-gm.jpg)
![A dog wearing a graduation cap with the words We Did it 2024](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/may/images/commencement-essays/undergrad/dog-patrick.jpg)
![A group of graduates stand outside beneath a white tent.](/_files/img/Alumi-Hero.jpg)
![Graduates sit in chairs in Commencement attire at the Commencement ceremony.](/_files/img/Alumi-Hero.jpg)
![Coby Jarrett Mandell stands behind a podium and sings the National Anthem.](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/may/images/commencement-essays/undergrad/undergrad-anthem.jpg)
![Four students stand together singing.](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/may/images/commencement-essays/undergrad/undergrad-anthem-singers.jpg)
![Ianna Gilbert speaks into a microphone on stage.](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/may/images/commencement-essays/undergrad/undergrad-gilbert-dh.jpg)
![Graduates sit together during Commencement wearing their caps and gowns.](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/may/images/commencement-essays/undergrad/undergrad-bobilev-dh.jpg)
![An excited graduate walks across the stage at Commencement waving and holding their diploma.](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/may/images/commencement-essays/undergrad/undergrad-bacelar-gm.jpg)
![Ken Burns stands on stage behind a podium and speaks into a microphone while giving the undergraduate keynote address.](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/may/images/commencement-essays/undergrad/undergrad-stage.jpg)
![Excited families cheer for their graduates in the audience. Some hold cutout signs with images of their graduates faces.](/_files/img/Alumi-Hero.jpg)
Some graduates showcased their creative flair and personal style by decorating their mortarboards.
![A mortarboard decorated with lots of small graduation caps.](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/may/images/commencement-essays/undergrad/undergrad-mortarboards-caps-dh.jpg)
![A mortarboard decorated with flowers and the words You're Gonna Go Far](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/may/images/commencement-essays/undergrad/undergrad-mortarboards-flowers-dh.jpg)
![A mortarboard decorated with the words Peace at home, Peace in the world - Kemal Ataturk](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/may/images/commencement-essays/undergrad/undergrad-mortarboards-peace-dh.jpg)
![A mortarboard decorated with rubber ducks and small animal figurines.](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/may/images/commencement-essays/undergrad/undergrad-mortarboards-ducks-gm.jpg)
Students also gathered for a few photos ops around campus the week before Commencement.
![The backs of three graduates walking across campus on a rainy day in Commencement attire.](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/may/images/commencement-essays/undergrad/grads-campus-1920.jpg)
![Graduates dressed in Commencement attire smile and look at photos on a camera.](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/may/images/commencement-essays/undergrad/pre-light-reason.jpg)
![Three graduates dressed in Commencement attire walk together on the Brandeis campus.](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/may/images/commencement-essays/undergrad/pre-scc.jpg)
![A line of graduates dressed in Commencement attire walk over a grassy hill on campus.](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/may/images/commencement-essays/undergrad/pre-hill.jpg)
![A group of graduates dressed in Commencement attire smile and stand next to the Louis Brandeis statue in the rain.](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/may/images/commencement-essays/undergrad/undergrad-statue.jpg)