Media advisory: MIT Commencement Friday, June 8

1 June 2012

Salman Khan ’98, founder of the Khan Academy, to deliver commencement address

Press are invited to cover MIT’s 146th Commencement on Friday, June 8, 2012 at 10 a.m. in Killian Court, located off Memorial Drive. The guest speaker is Salman Khan ’98, an online-education pioneer and founder of the Khan Academy. MIT President Susan Hockfield will deliver the traditional charge to graduates for the last time during her tenure as president. MIT Provost and President-elect L. Rafael Reif will assume the presidency on July 2.


The entire graduation ceremony will be webcast live; a link will be made available at www.mit.edu.