The 2021 Commencement will take place on May 14, 2021. Watch this space for more details coming soon.
2020 Highlights
The New School’s 2020 virtual commencement ceremony celebrated a century of forward-thinking education that has moved the culture forward. Surprise guests included Shaun King, Bill Ritter, Donna Karan, and Jillian Hervey. Student speakers Arta Jēkabsone, Didintle Ntsie, Celeste Sena, Pedro Troncoso, and Luis J. Tsukayama-Cisneros inspired graduates preparing to follow in the footsteps of the trailblazing New Schoolers who came before them, furthering the university’s mission of creating a more just, more beautiful,
and better-designed world.