Videos & Webcasts

Join us for our 133rd Commencement as we proudly celebrate the academic achievements of our graduating students. During the online ceremony, Alicia Garza, principal at Black Futures Lab, author of The Purpose of Power, and co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter, will address our Class of 2021. The conferring of degrees will follow her remarks.

Watch the playback of Convocation 2020, the College's first-ever co-created, virtual Convocation ceremony designed around the theme of Coronavirus, Climate Change, and Black Futurism.

Watch the playback of Commencement 2019. See Congresswoman Lauren Underwood, the first person of color, first woman, and first millennial to represent Illinois’ 14th district, address the Class of 2019, followed by the conferring of degrees.

Watch live coverage of Convocation 2018, marking the formal beginning of the academic year. Hear from featured speaker Dr. Susan Stryker, award-winning scholar and filmmaker.

Watch the playback of Commencement 2018. See immigrants' rights advocate and Stanford law professor, Jayashri Srikantiah, address the Class of 2018, followed by the conferring of degrees.

Watch the playback of Convocation 2017 which marked the formal beginning of the academic year. Hear from featured speaker Ashara Ekundayo, co-founder of Impact Hub Oakland, and President Elizabeth L. Hillman, who will share the bold steps Mills is taking to improve college affordability.

Watch the playback of Commencement 2017, where we celebrated our graduating students and civil rights activist, MacArthur Fellow, and president of the Akonadi Foundation, Lateefah Simon, addressed the Class of 2017.

Watch the inauguration of Elizabeth L. Hillman as the 14th president of Mills College, and Convocation 2016 which marked the formal beginning of the academic year.

Introducing the 14th President of Mills College. Broadcast begins 3:00 pm (PST).