Pradhan Named 2025 Student Commencement Speaker

Posted By Vincent DiFonzo on Apr 27, 2025 | 1 comment

Ratul Pradhan ’25 performing at a Listeners and Performers event earlier this year. (Sofia Gutierrez/The Gettysburgian)

By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief

Ratul Pradhan ’25 has been chosen as the class of 2025 student commencement speaker. The decision was announced by class of 2025 vice president Aztlani Maguffee, who wrote that Pradhan “has demonstrated exceptional leadership and academic excellence.”

Pradhan is an international student from Kathmandu, Nepal and Darjeeling, India. He is a double major studying computer science and business management and analytics, which is an individualized major. He is also minoring in data science and music. 

Pradhan is one of the founders of Listeners & Performers, a music and art club, and he works as assistant residential life coordinator for Residential Education, in which he oversees the College House program. Additionally, he served as alumni secretary for his fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha, worked for the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life as part of their tech team, worked as an immersion project leader for the Center for Public Service, and was a Washington Summer Fellow with the Eisenhower Institute. 

“The Committee and I are truly confident that Ratul represents our class and will deliver a phenomenal speech at graduation. Please join me in congratulating Ratul!” concluded Maguffee. 

Alongside Pradhan, Carol Daly Cantele ’83 will speak at graduation as the commencement speaker. The class of 2025 commencement is scheduled for Saturday, May 17.