For me, and for you too, that time has both seemed too long and too short. Then, that August, you arrived suddenly, four years later, you are here, about to depart. After some introductory remarks (and light roasting) about their origins as a class, here is what I told them: On Wednesday night, I had the honor of giving the Senior Class Toast, an annual celebration of the graduating class. You can watch these remarks, and the distribution of the diplomas (yes, we hand all the real ones out, and read all the names of everyone graduating), in the embedded webcast above. The commencement address will be given today by Michael Bloomberg, with other remarks by class leaders and President Reif. They were admitted, auspiciously, on Super Pi Day (3/14/15 at 9:26AM) to begin their MIT education now, a few years later, we have taught them what they can, and they belong to the world. Today, Friday, June 7th, the Class of 2019 graduates from MIT. I’ll return to this blog post throughout the day to add pictures and videos). (webcast embedded from commencement website.
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