A greeter stands, waiting to direct degree candidates to the proper section of Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse to line up for Indiana University Bloomington graduate student commencement.From left, IU President Michael A. McRobbie, President of the American Council of Learned Societies Pauline Yu and IU Bloomington Provost and Executive Vice President Lauren Robel stand dressed in their caps, gowns and regalia in the robing room.The Indiana University School of Music Herald Trumpets perform during the “Graduation March” at the beginning of IU Bloomington graduate commencement.IU Jacobs School of Music Dean Gwyn Richards leads the platform party, degree candidates and all guests in singing “The Star-Spangled Banner.”IU President Michael A. McRobbie welcomes the Class of 2017 to commencement exercises.Larry Singell, executive dean of the Indiana University Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences, introduces Pauline Yu, left.
IU President Michael A. McRobbie presents Pauline Yu with an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Yu is one of the foremost scholars in the field of Chinese and comparative literature, and she has been a pioneer in promoting the study and understanding of the broad historical canon of Chinese poetry in contemporary times.Pauline Yu, who is a senior adjunct research scholar and visiting professor in East Asian languages and cultures at Columbia University, delivers the IU Bloomington graduate commencement address.IU President Michael A. McRobbie delivers the graduate commencement address. IU Bloomington awarded 2,498 graduate degrees to the Class of 2017.
