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Vibha Bakshi: College of Communication Undergraduate Convocation Speaker 2018
No cue cards, no tele prompters – Watch Dr. Vibha Bakshi, National Award winning filmmaker and the first Indian Commencement Speaker at Boston University – College of Communication touch the hearts of thousands who gave her an astounding standing ovation!
COMMENCEMENT 2018 BY BOSTON UNIVERSITY · 20 MAY
On a beautiful May day, a crowd of more then 20,000 family, friends, and dignitaries gathered on Nickerson Field for Boston University’s 145th Commencement to watch as the University conferred five honorary degrees and awarded diplomas to an estimated 7,072 graduates.
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RECEPTION FOR 2018 BOSTON UNIVERSITY HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS
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Civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis, Doctor of Laws with Vibha & Vishal Bakshi
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Doctor of Laws; and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony S. Fauci, Doctor of Science with Vibha Bakshi
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- Chinese Filmmaker & OSCAR Nominee Zhang Yimou with Vibha & Vishal Bakshi
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Mayor of San Juan Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto with Vibha Bakshi & Family