Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) in Before Midnight.

Alexander Skarsgård as Benji in The East.

Jor-El (Russell Crowe) and Lara Lor-Van (Ayelet Zurer) with the infant Kal-El (Superman).

Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn in The Internship.

Nine-year-old Clark Kent (Cooper Timberline) in Man of Steel.

Britt Marling and Ellen Page in The East.

Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel.

A hole in the wall of Bexley Hall’s entry 50 was part of vandalism that happened overnight in the now-closed dorm. Bexley will be undergoing extensive renovations for up to the next three years.

Album cover art of Avalanche.

Some graduates decorated their caps.

Graduates walk to their seats in Killian Court.

Graduates line up during the Commencement ceremony.

Drew Houston ’05, founder of Dropbox and youngest Commencement speaker in at least 30 years, delivers the keynote address.

President Reif hands out diplomas to graduates.

Chiquita White ’85, President of the MIT Alumni Association, led the procession into Killian Court holding the ceremonial mace.

The MIT Police Honor Guard marches into Killian Court carrying the American, Massachusetts, and MIT flags to the stage.

During the ceremony, graduates turn their class rings around as a part of MIT tradition.

A graduate excitedly leaves the Commencement podium after receiving her diploma.