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#commencement_history

  • Commencement trumpets

    143 Years of Commencement Exhibit

    April 2019 Central Library Lobby The first Vanderbilt University Commencement took place in the chapel of the Main building, now known as Kirkland Hall, on June 20, 1877.  The fledgling university granted 10 degrees in the Arts & Sciences and 52 in Medicine.  The week of Commencement… Read More

    May 9, 2019