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Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian

2018 Commencement Penn Flag

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner Frances Arnold, award-winning poet Joy Harjo, composer John Williams, public policy analyst David Miliband, as well as Penn's outgoing Chair of the Board of Trustees David Cohen and cultural advocate Elizabeth Alexander will receive honorary degrees from the school. Pauline Colas

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner Frances Arnold, award-winning poet Joy Harjo, composer John Williams, public policy analyst David Miliband, as well as Penn's outgoing Chair of the Board of Trustees David Cohen and cultural advocate Elizabeth Alexander will receive honorary degrees from the school.