Home
> Events
> Signature events
> Commencement
COMMENCEMENT
140TH COMMENCEMENT
AND 2024 REUNION WEEKEND
The 140th Morehouse College Commencement Exercises are scheduled for May 17-19, 2024 and our Reunion Weekend is scheduled for May 16-19, 2024.
Our Speakers & Honorees
Morehouse College will welcome Joseph R. Biden, the 46th President of the United States of America, as its keynote speaker for the 140th Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at 9 a.m. on the College's Century Campus. Learn more about this year's baccalaureate & commencement speakers, as well as, our ceremonial honorees.
-
President Joseph R. Biden
President Joseph R. Biden
2024 Commencement Speaker
Joseph R. Biden, the 46th President of the United States of America, will be our keynote speaker for the 140th Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 19, 2024.
President Biden served as a senator from Delaware for 36 years before assuming the role of the 47th Vice President of the United States. Following his victory in the 2020 presidential primary election, President Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States. He also served as chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee for 16 years, becoming widely recognized for writing and spearheading landmark legislation. President Biden also served as chairman or ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for 12 years, playing a pivotal role in shaping U.S. foreign policy.
-
Rev. Reginald Sharpe, Jr. '13
Reverend Reginald Wayne Sharpe, Jr. '13
2024 Baccalaureate Speaker
The traditional baccalaureate service speaker will be Reginald W. Sharpe Jr. '13, senior pastor of the Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois. Pastor Sharpe holds esteemed credentials as a charter member of the Academy of Preachers and an inductee into the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers. Additionally, he has contributed to academia as an adjunct professor in the Religion and Philosophy Department at the College.
Since assuming leadership of Fellowship Chicago in December 2019, Pastor Sharpe has overseen remarkable growth, even amidst the challenges of the pandemic. Notably, he spearheaded #TheVirtualShip, a virtual extension of the church's ministry, engaging an average audience of 25,000 people weekly.
-
Dr. Michael L. Lomax '68
Dr. Michael L. Lomax '68
2024 Honorary Degree Candidate
Dr. Michael L. Lomax '68, a distinguished fundraising executive, author, educator, and the esteemed president and CEO of UNCF, will be honored with the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters for his dedicated leadership in leading the nation's largest private provider of scholarships and educational support to African American students. Under Lomax’s leadership, UNCF has raised more than $4 billion and helped more than 150,000 students earn college degrees. As a leading advocate of college readiness, UNCF enables 50,000 students to attend college through annual scholarships.
Dr. Lomax oversees the organization’s 400-plus scholarship initiatives, which award more than 10,000 scholarships a year. He also launched UNCF's Institute for Capacity Building, which supports member HBCUs in becoming stronger, more effective, and more self-sustaining.
-
Dorothy Cowser Yancey
Dorothy Cowser Yancey
2024 Oil Painting Honoree
Join us in celebrating Dorothy Cowser Yancey, Trustee Emerita, Educator, and former President of Johnson C. Smith University, as our distinguished Oil Painting Honoree. Her dedication to education and leadership exemplifies the values we hold dear at Morehouse College.
President Joseph R. Biden
2024 Commencement Speaker
Joseph R. Biden, the 46th President of the United States of America, will be our keynote speaker for the 140th Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 19, 2024.
President Biden served as a senator from Delaware for 36 years before assuming the role of the 47th Vice President of the United States. Following his victory in the 2020 presidential primary election, President Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States. He also served as chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee for 16 years, becoming widely recognized for writing and spearheading landmark legislation. President Biden also served as chairman or ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for 12 years, playing a pivotal role in shaping U.S. foreign policy.
Reverend Reginald Wayne Sharpe, Jr. '13
2024 Baccalaureate Speaker
The traditional baccalaureate service speaker will be Reginald W. Sharpe Jr. '13, senior pastor of the Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois. Pastor Sharpe holds esteemed credentials as a charter member of the Academy of Preachers and an inductee into the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers. Additionally, he has contributed to academia as an adjunct professor in the Religion and Philosophy Department at the College.
Since assuming leadership of Fellowship Chicago in December 2019, Pastor Sharpe has overseen remarkable growth, even amidst the challenges of the pandemic. Notably, he spearheaded #TheVirtualShip, a virtual extension of the church's ministry, engaging an average audience of 25,000 people weekly.
Dr. Michael L. Lomax '68
2024 Honorary Degree Candidate
Dr. Michael L. Lomax '68, a distinguished fundraising executive, author, educator, and the esteemed president and CEO of UNCF, will be honored with the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters for his dedicated leadership in leading the nation's largest private provider of scholarships and educational support to African American students. Under Lomax’s leadership, UNCF has raised more than $4 billion and helped more than 150,000 students earn college degrees. As a leading advocate of college readiness, UNCF enables 50,000 students to attend college through annual scholarships.
Dr. Lomax oversees the organization’s 400-plus scholarship initiatives, which award more than 10,000 scholarships a year. He also launched UNCF's Institute for Capacity Building, which supports member HBCUs in becoming stronger, more effective, and more self-sustaining.
Dorothy Cowser Yancey
2024 Oil Painting Honoree
Join us in celebrating Dorothy Cowser Yancey, Trustee Emerita, Educator, and former President of Johnson C. Smith University, as our distinguished Oil Painting Honoree. Her dedication to education and leadership exemplifies the values we hold dear at Morehouse College.
Additional Information
Alumni Network
Learn More
We have a strong and influential alumni network. Many Morehouse alumni have become leaders in fields including politics, business, academia, and the arts.
