
Congratulations to the Class of 2024!
Stanford's Department of History will be hosting its commencement ceremony at Lane History Corner in Citrus Courtyard on Sunday, June 16, 2024 from 12:30pm - 2:30pm (PDT). Refreshments will be served.
Citrus Courtyard is behind History Corner (Bldg. 200) at 450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305.Please see the map below, showing walking instructions from the University Commencement Ceremony (Stanford Stadium) to Citrus Courtyard.
In the interest of health and safety and our Stanford residential community, if you feel sick or test positive for COVID-19, please do not attend any events or visit campus. The main Commencement ceremony will be livestreamed for anyone who is unable to attend. Visit the Stanford University Health Alerts website for current guidance and updates.
We in Stanford Department of History look forward to celebrating our graduates’ accomplishments. While we firmly support freedom of speech, disturbances to the ceremony will not be tolerated. If you would like to express your opinion on an issue, please do so in White Plaza, Stanford's free speech zone (directions & info). Thank you for respecting this celebratory moment for our graduates and their guests.
For a list of awards that will be announced at the ceremony, please visit the Awards and Accomplishments page.
2024 Commencement Speeches
2024 B.A. Graduates
MAJORS
Eric Areklett (Honors) ~ Tobi Bankole ~ Diana Baszucki ~ Jane Belcaster (Honors) ~ Anne Boyle
Sophie Callcott (Honors) ~ Mark Huerta (Honors) ~ Baird Johnson (Honors) ~ Rhea Kale
Luke Lamberti (Honors) ~ Diego Leibman ~ Kene Nzelu (Honors) ~ Sabian Polanco
Lucy Sandeen (Honors) ~ Brian Shortt ~ Adam Smith ~ Johann Smith
Jacob Soliman ~ Ethan Strombeck (Honors) ~ Peak Suthisamphat
Noah Sveiven (Honors) ~ Yusuf Zahurullah (Honors)
MINORS
Thomas Adams ~ Krista Arenaodu ~ Hannah Basali ~ Bryan Benitez ~ Noa Bregman
Catarina Buchatskiy ~ Aidan Chandra ~ Colby Clark ~ Becca De Los Santos
Iris Fu ~ Raghav Ganesh ~ William Hofgard ~ Arjun Karanam ~ Benjamin Korngiebel
Elizabeth Krolicki ~ Grace Li ~ Jaime Mizrachi ~ Michael Pascal ~ William Seymour
Stefan Velculescu ~ Tessa Wayne ~ Emily Wesel ~ Mattheus Wolff
2024 M.A. Graduates
Zachary Cherian ~ Andrew Richard Matejka ~ Stephanie Smith
2024 Ph.D. Graduates
Austin Steelman
Paper Gods: The Bible, the Constitution, and the Evangelical Revolt Against Modernity, 1923-1986
Advisor: Professor Jennifer Burns
Wallace Teska
Paths to Justice: Environment, Religion, and Social Change in French West Africa, 1850-1960
Advisors: Professor Joel Cabrita & Emerit Professor Richard Roberts
Charlotte Thun-Hohenstein
Running Towards Eternity: Jeremias Drexel, S.J. (1581–1638) and Spiritual Authorship in Seventeenth-Century Europe
Advisor: Professor Paula Findlen
Carolyn Zola
Public Women: Urban Provisioners in Nineteenth Century America
Advisor: Emerit Professor Estelle Freedman
Directions to Citrus Courtyard & Parking
Citrus Courtyard is located behind the History Corner (Bldg. 200) at 450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 200, Stanford, CA 94305. The map below shows walking instructions from the University Commencement Ceremony at Stanford Stadium to the Citrus Courtyard. You are also welcome to take the Marguerite Shuttle, which runs along Jane Stanford Way that day. Please take the "C Line" shuttles and get off at either the "Jane Stanford Way/Stanford Oval" stop or the "Jane Stanford Way/Lasuen Mall" stop and look for the Department of History banners.
Parking: The campus is extremely busy on Commencement Day. Please give yourself plenty of time to arrive and find parking. The closest parking spaces are located at Stanford Oval | Galvez Lot (L-96) | Track House Lot | Graduate School of Business (Parking Structure 7)

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