LMU will welcome an exciting lineup of speakers for Commencement 2026.
Venus Williams – tennis champion, entrepreneur, and one of the most accomplished and inspiring women in the history of sports, will deliver the keynote address at LMU’s undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 16. Ben Sherwood, CEO and publisher of The Daily Beast and former president of Disney ABC Television Group, will speak at the graduate commencement ceremony on Sunday morning, May 17. Judge Anthony Devos Johnstone, who serves on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, will address graduates at the LMU Loyola Law School (LLS) commencement ceremony on Sunday afternoon.
Read more about LMU’s featured speakers and Commencement Weekend events.