Commencement
2026 Commencement
May 28, 2026, Barclays Center
2026 Commencement
May 28, 2026, Barclays Center
Welcome
Yasmin Ali, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs
The National Anthem
Aaron Wilson ʼ25
Members of the Harlem Chamber Players: Kenneth Bentley, Tuba, Eric Davis, Horn, Richard Fields, Trumpet, Burt Mason, Trombone, Hugo Moreno, Trumpet
Musical Director: Malcolm J. Merriweather, Professor, Tania León Chair of Music at Brooklyn College
Procession of Deans and School Banners
April Bedford, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Presentation of Degree Candidates and Student Procession
James A. Lynch Jr., Interim Dean, Murray Koppelman School of Business
María R. Scharrón-del Río, Dean, School of Education
Philip Napoli, Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Peter Tolias, Dean, School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
Paula J. Massood, Interim Dean, School of Visual, Media and Performing Arts
Faculty and Administrative Leadership Procession
President’s Address
Michelle J. Anderson, President, Brooklyn College
Greetings and Acknowledgments
April Bedford, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
“Dear CUNYˮ
Stephanie Pacheco, National Youth Poet Laureate
Valedictory Address
Carrie Ebbin ʼ25, Valedictorian, Brooklyn College
Presidential Medal of Honor
Shirley Chisholm ʼ46, accepted by the Rev. Al Sharpton, Civil Rights and Social Justice Activist
Conferral of Degrees
Alma Mater
Izaya Perrier ʼ25 and Harlem Chamber Players
Recessional
Resources
Commencement knowledgebase
Everything you need to know about Commencement.
Commencement Checklist
Review the checklist carefully and make note of the stated deadlines.
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Important
Commencement and graduation are not the same. In order to participate in Commencement, you need to have filed for graduation by the deadline for the included semesters. In order to “graduate” and receive your diploma, you have to pass all your classes and meet your degree requirements. Spring and summer graduates are invited to participate in commencement even though their final grades or requirements are not complete. This means that we do not wait to see if students passed their classes or actually met all their requirements to allow them to participate in commencement. You simply have to file for graduation by the deadline for the included semesters.