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Badger basketball legend Frank Kaminsky will address graduates at winter commencement
The former college player of the year will return to the Kohl Center, on the very court he dominated, to deliver the keynote on Dec. 13.
Learning and earning: Another banner academic year for UW–Madison degree recipients
The university awarded a record number of degrees during the 2025-26 academic year, with students earning an undergraduate degree at the fastest pace ever.
A Camp Randall commencement
Tears of joy, words of advice and some jumping around mark Saturday's ceremony.
‘The world needs you’
UW–Madison celebrated the achievements and expertise of doctoral and professional graduates at Friday’s spring commencement.
The world’s best-selling author James Patterson will give this year’s Spring Commencement keynote
The master storyteller, who will deliver the charge to graduates on May 9, shares early advice ahead of the ceremony.
Tia Nelson, champion of environmental stewardship, to receive honorary degree from UW–Madison
Nelson, who has been instrumental in advancing local, national and global conservation efforts, will be honored on May 8 at the spring commencement ceremony.
Authentically Badgers: New grads celebrate commencement
The new alums and speakers reflected on the hard work, perseverance and self-discovery that will launch the graduates into the next stage of their lives and careers.
UW–Madison Winter 2025 Commencement details
The university anticipates conferring degrees to 2,151 students (1,604 bachelor’s degrees, 438 master’s degrees, and 109 doctoral degrees). Of these students, 1,428 have indicated they plan to attend Sunday’s ceremony.
Meet a few of UW–Madison’s notable grads of winter 2025
We spoke with five of the many extraordinary Badgers who have taken advantage of what the university has to offer in singular and memorable ways.
Jump into commencement with student speaker Jeeva Premkumar
As Premkumar prepares to address his fellow graduates, he's reflecting on the ways he’s been able to make the most of the hands-on opportunities that drew him to Wisconsin.
Miss America 2023 Grace Vanderhei to address winter graduates
Vanderhei — a nuclear fuels engineer, Wausau native, and Miss American 2023 — will be back in Madison as the Winter 2025 Commencement keynote speaker.
‘Prepared for life’: UW–Madison awards the most degrees ever
This spring UW–Madison reached a major milestone, awarding 13,733 degrees to new graduates — the most in university history.
Commencement celebrations fill a Terrace-perfect weekend
Joy dominated the Kohl Center and Camp Randall ceremonies, with crowds of family and supporters cheering the biggest graduating ceremonies in UW history. It was one of those Terrace-perfect weekends Madison routinely churns out — the kind that will make it heartbreakingly difficult for graduates to leave the city.
Camp Randall commencement: Sports stars. Happy tears. And so much joy.
Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin reminded graduates that an essential part of their UW–Madison education has been learning to find ways to connect, not disconnect, and to engage, not disengage.
Graduates embody excellence and goodness at commencement
Celebratory cheers, proudly smiling faces and a sea of silly looking hats filled the Kohl Center on Friday evening as hundreds of University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate and professional degree recipients celebrated the culmination of years of work.
With first graduate, accelerated UW program aggressively takes on physician shortage in rural Wisconsin
Shane Hoffman will become the first graduate of a UW School of Medicine and Public Health program that reduces the time it takes to train doctors interested in serving rural parts of the state.
Meet some of the notable UW–Madison graduates of spring 2025
So many mortarboards, so many impressive students. This weekend, thousands of UW–Madison graduates will become the newest members of the worldwide Badger alumni network. Many have already left a lasting impact — on campus and far beyond. Here are just a few. Consider them a small subset of the excellence of the UW–Madison Class of 2025.
This time around, student commencement speaker has a slightly different message in mind
As the valedictorian of her high school class and 2025 senior class president, Sam Mahlum has an opportunity for a rare do-over: her second run at a commencement address.
Columnist and humorist Jason Gay to deliver spring commencement address for his beloved alma mater (and to spite Michigan, probably)
Sports columnist, humorist and Badger-to-the-core Jason Gay still asks himself before big decisions, "What would Barry Alvarez do?" He'll be back on campus on May 10 to address the class of 2025.
Shalala, Sensenbrenner to be awarded honorary degrees from UW–Madison
This year's recipients have dedicated their careers to public service, both in Wisconsin and nationally.