Tandon students demand to walk at graduation
More than 1,300 students signed a petition asking for the university to change the graduation format for Tandon students, who won’t have the chance to walk on stage due to time constraints.
Abu Dhabi, Shanghai seniors come together at NYC commencement
NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU Shanghai seniors represented their schools during the university commencement ceremony for the class of 2022.
Taylor Swift, Judith Heumann to speak at NYU graduation
Graduates of NYU's classes of 2020, 2021 and 2022 will be honored at a ceremony at Yankee Stadium on May 18.
Q&A: Meet the guy behind the rose cart
The street florist who’s been selling roses outside of Bobst since September has much more to say than just “roses, roses.”
Class of 2021 pushes for an in-person commencement
Since NYU announced in February that the Class of 2021 would have a virtual commencement, a petition calling for an in-person graduation ceremony has garnered more than 1,000 signatures.
NYU Class of 2020’s Commencement That Never Was
Seniors share their thoughts about celebrating commencement in their own ways and their words to their fellow graduates.
Making Room to Mourn the Ordinary During Extraordinary Times
Accepting and validating different kinds of grief is a necessary step to dealing with this pandemic.
2020 Commencement Postponed Due to COVID-19
An email sent to students by President Andrew Hamilton on Wednesday, March 25 announced that NYU would put off the All-University commencement ceremony until further notice.
President Hamilton Denounces GSAS Commencement Speaker’s Praise of BDS
A speaker at the Graduate School of Arts and Science commencement applauded efforts by student groups NYU Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice For Peace to boycott Israel. NYU President Andrew Hamilton released a statement condemning the speaker’s choice to do so.
Seniors Have Mixed Opinions on 2019 Commencement Speaker Elizabeth Alexander
Following Pharrell Williams and Justin Trudeau, some students are unhappy with the university’s choice, while others look forward to hearing from Alexander, a celebrated poet and academic.
