Marty Walsh To Give Endicott College Commencement Address​

BEVERLY, MA — Endicott College will welcome U.S. Secretary of Labor and former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as its 2022 commencement speaker.

Walsh will address the graduating seniors on May 21 as part of the school's first full graduation ceremony since 2019.

"Secretary Walsh's commitment to equity and creating jobs for all people — first in the commonwealth, and now nationally— is the very embodiment of an Endicott education, which is defined by internships and experiential learning,” Endicott College President Steven R. DiSalvo said on Thursday. "While leading Boston through the early stages of COVID, Secretary Walsh has proven to be a resolute and compassionate leader, and I very much look forward to his address."

A former state representative and member of Laborers Union Local 223, Walsh is also a Burkitt lymphoma survivor and proud member of the recovery community.

Walsh served as Boston's mayor from 2014 through 2021 before leaving the post to accept President Joe Biden's appointment as Secretary of Labor on March 23, 2021.

Due to capacity limits in the campus stadium, students will be allowed up to five ceremony tickets per graduate.

More information on the Endicott commencement ceremony can be found here.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)