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Gandlmayr: Riccardo Muti deserves a warmer welcome

Michael Gandlmayr, Bienen Senior

April 7, 2014

Filed under Columns, Latest Stories, Opinion

Last week, it was announced that Riccardo Muti, music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, will give the main address at the 2014 commencement ceremony. As a senior in the Bienen School of Music, you can imagine that I w...

Petkov: ‘Weed out’ classes should be weeded out

Petkov: ‘Weed out’ classes should be weeded out

November 4, 2013

Ballet virtuoso Mikhail Baryshnikov urges graduating students to challenge themselves, tackle tough questions

Ballet virtuoso Mikhail Baryshnikov urges graduating students to challenge themselves, tackle tough questions

June 22, 2013

Photo gallery: Commencement 2013

Photo gallery: Commencement 2013

June 21, 2013

Anti-Prentice demolition message crashes commencement ceremony

Anti-Prentice demolition message crashes commencement ceremony

June 21, 2013

Ballet maestro Mikhail Baryshnikov to class of 2013: Be ‘better,’ not ‘best’

Ballet maestro Mikhail Baryshnikov to class of 2013: Be ‘better,’ not ‘best’

June 21, 2013

13 facts about commencement speaker Mikhail Baryshnikov

13 facts about commencement speaker Mikhail Baryshnikov

June 18, 2013

Northwestern senior to bike across country this summer

Northwestern senior to bike across country this summer

February 4, 2013

Updated: Ballet dancer, actor Baryshnikov named this year’s commencement speaker

Jillian Sandler, Campus Editor

January 30, 2013

Filed under Blogs, On Campus

World-renowned ballet dancer and Emmy-winning actor Mikhail Baryshnikov will give the main address and receive an honorary degree at Northwestern’s 155th commencement, according to a University news release. Baryshnikov,...