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Commencement

Students participate in the doctoral hooding ceremony
  • Commencement: The university will host two in-person Commencement ceremonies, each with a traditional procession from the Arts Quad, on Saturday, May 23 at Schoellkopf Field. All students will attend the ceremony of their conferring school/college or field of study’s school/college.
  • The Ph.D. Recognition ceremony: The Ph.D. Recognition ceremony will be on Friday evening, May 22, and will be open to doctoral Ph.D., J.S.D., and D.M.A. candidates who graduated August 2025, December 2025, and expect to graduate May 2026 and August 2026.
  • Other events: College, school, and departmental events will occur throughout Commencement weekend.

Refer to the Commencement website for more details.