Thousands of members of the George Washington University Class of 2026, their families and friends filled the Washington Monument grounds Sunday for GW's Commencement 2025. Highlighted by Commencement speaker Rebecca Cutler, B.A. '01, the president of MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), the celebratory event continued a tradition in which GW is the only university in the world to have its Commencement ceremony on the National Mall. GW Today photographers William Atkins, Joy Asico-Smith, Lexi Critchett and Lily Speredelozi captured these images from the Mall:
