Special Feature: Commencement 2009
A Dark and Stormy Night...
Impending thunderstorms shortened proceedings, but purple pride ran deep at Northwestern's 151st Commencement ceremony.
Marsalis Sends Off Graduates with Words and Music
Watch video of performance, hear audio of full-length speech
New Grads Bid Farewell to Northwestern
Newest alumni reflect on four years in Evanston
Reflections of a Graduate
Julie Milligan, new graduate, writes: I'm looking forward to graduation, and not just because of the robe and funny hat