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Location
Frost Amphitheater
351 Lasuen St
Stanford, CA 94305
United States
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How to Attend Baccalaureate
Graduates: Enter through the Grove Gate on Lasuen Street between Bing Concert Hall and Frost Amphitheater. Gates open at 8:30 am. Arrive before 9:00 am. See Instructions for Graduating Students.
Family and friends: Enter through the Galvez Gate at the corner of Campus Drive and Galvez Street. Gates open at 9:00 am. See parking details on the Guest Information page.
Accessible entrance: Enter through the Lasuen Gate near the corner of Roth Way and Lasuen Street. Gates open at 9:00 am. See the Accessibility page for parking details.
Baccalaureate Speaker
Alexander Nemerov
Stanford Professor Alexander Nemerov, a scholar of American culture known for his portrayal of art as a source of truth about the human experience, will deliver the university’s 2025 Baccalaureate address.
Nemerov will speak at the celebration for graduates, family members, and other guests on Saturday morning, June 14, at Frost Amphitheater on campus. The university’s 134th Commencement ceremonies will follow on Sunday, June 15.
Nemerov received a BA in art history and English from the University of Vermont and PhD in the history of art from Yale University. He began his teaching career at Stanford in 1992 and in 2001 moved to Yale, where he served as chair of the Department of History of Art from 2009 to 2012. He returned to Stanford in 2012 as the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Provostial Professor in the Arts and Humanities and chaired the Department of Art and Art History from 2015 to 2021.
“As a scholar and teacher, Alexander Nemerov has used art as a lens for understanding our past and our place in the world,” said Tiffany Steinwert, the university’s dean for religious and spiritual life at Stanford. “As our Baccalaureate speaker, he will inspire our graduates to envision their futures at life’s crossroads, far beyond Stanford, where they can carry forward a shared sense of ethics, compassion, and responsibility and make a meaningful difference in their communities and beyond.”
Student Speaker
Noah Hao-Lin Tan
International Relations, ‘25
Noah Hao-Lin Tan is a senior from Stevensville, Michigan studying International Relations and minoring in Music Composition. He is also an honors student in international security at the Center for International Security and Cooperation, where his research centers around international trade and tariff circumvention. On campus, Noah's most memorable experiences have come from being a coxswain on the Stanford Men's Rowing Team, President of the Stanford Pre-Law Society, and co-Editor-in-Chief for the Stanford Journal of International Affairs. In his spare time, he enjoys rock climbing and waiting until the last moment to spend his meal plan dollars. Upon graduation, Noah will join the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace as a James C. Gaither Junior Fellow before pursuing a J.D. at Harvard Law School.
Accessibility Information
Parking
Roth Way, between Palm Drive and Lasuen Street, is reserved for disability parking. Guests with state-issued disability parking placard/plates (any state) or temporary disability parking permits are encouraged to park on Roth Way and then continue to the Lasuen Gate to enter Frost, which is about 1-2 blocks in distance. A map of the area can be found here.
Accessible Entrance
The accessible entrance (step-free route) to Frost is via the Lasuen Gate near the corner of Lasuen Street and Roth Way. Once inside the gate, proceed through the tunnel to enter Frost. NOTE: The Galvez Gate is not on an accessible route to enter Frost for those using wheelchairs/mobility devices and/or have limited mobility.
Mobility Assistance
A limited golf cart shuttle service will be available on Roth Way and at the Galvez Gate to transport guests needing assistance to the Lasuen Gate. Golf carts will provide return service to these locations immediately following Baccalaureate. No advanced registration is required for this service.
Seating
Wheelchair seating and a limited mobility seating area is available and ushers will assist guests as needed once inside the Lasuen Gate. While seating is outside and most seating will be in direct sunlight, there will be some shaded seating options available. All seating is first come, first served.
Baccalaureate (pronounced “bak-uh-lawr-ee-it”) at Stanford is a celebratory gathering for graduating seniors, graduate students, and professional students, as well as their families and friends. This gathering is part of Commencement weekend and is a bookend to the Opening Convocation held four years earlier.