Below is an announcement from Emerson College via Merit:
BOSTON, MA — Emerson College awarded approximately 1,000 undergraduate degrees to the Class of 2025 during the 145th Commencement at Agganis Arena in Boston, MA on Sunday, May 11, 2025.
The following Wilmington students graduated:
- Everly Orfanedes received a BA in Writing, Lit and Publishing.
- Alexandria McDonough-Padden received a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress and Performing Arts alum Jennifer Coolidge gave the commencement address. Both Coolidge and the College’s retiring vice president of government affairs and community relations, Margaret Ings, received honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees.
“Emerson has ignited these seemingly unattainable possibilities for you that now can be your reality,” said Jennifer Coolidge. “It is your ability to convince yourself you really can make it, because you have to be your own champion.”
About Emerson College
Emerson College is uniquely dedicated to the arts and communication, educating and inspiring storytellers and artists to impact and advance creative industries and media throughout the world. Distinguished faculty spearhead a dynamic curriculum, and guide several thousand undergraduate students and more than 400 graduate students to exhibit an unyielding spirit of creativity, professionalism, and critical thought, to transform lives, and make a profound impact on our community and beyond.
Based in the world-class city of Boston, Massachusetts, opposite the historic Boston Common and in the heart of the city’s Theater District, the College offers experiential learning programs in Boston and across the globe: at Emerson Los Angeles, located in Hollywood, at its 14th-century castle, in the Netherlands, and at 28 global programs. Emersonians, including 51,000+ alumni, carry forth the College’s founding motto “Expression Necessary to Evolution” to shape industries, inspire change, and amplify voices that redefine our culture.
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