NYU will hold its 193rd All-University Commencement on Thursday, May 14, at Yankee Stadium. Honorary degree recipients will include: keynote speaker Jonathan Haidt, NYU professor and author of the New York Times bestseller The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness; Jacob Collier, a seven-time Grammy winner and the NYU Sony Audio Institute’s artist-in-residence; Mal Graham (Stern ’67), a two-time NBA champion turned judge; and Mary-Claire King, an award-winning geneticist whose scholarship has transformed cancer research, will receive honorary degrees at NYU’s All-University Commencement. The NYU women’s basketball team, which set a Division III record by winning 91 consecutive games, will be celebrated with a University Medal. 

When:       
Thursday, May 14, 2026
8:30 a.m.     Press Gate opens
10:45 a.m.   Opening performance
11:00 a.m.    Procession begins
11:30 a.m.    Ceremony begins

Where:
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY, Press Gate 4

Who:
• NYU President Linda G. Mills
• NYU Chairman of the Board of Trustees Evan R. Chesler
• Jonathan Haidt, NYU professor, author of the New York Times bestseller The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
• Jacob Collier, a seven-time Grammy winner and the NYU Sony Audio Institute’s artist-in-residence
• Mal Graham (Stern ’67), a two-time NBA champion turned judge
• Mary-Claire King, an award-winning geneticist whose scholarship has transformed cancer research
• Graduates of the NYU Class of 2026

NOTE TO PRESS:
All media representatives who wish to attend the ceremony in person must fill out a media request form and receive a confirmation.

VIDEO ACCESS/LIVESTREAM INFORMATION:                  
The ceremony will be streamed live on nyu.edu/commencement, NYU’s Facebook digital platform, and NYU’s YouTube, from 9:30 a.m. EDT/1:30 p.m. GMT to  2:00 p.m. EDT/6:00 p.m. GMT. 

Live caption access will be available on the webcast.

Video clips of b-roll and soundbites will be available at approx. 4:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, May 14.