The 2020 University Commencement will be held on Friday, May 15, at 11:30 a.m. in the Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens.
Directions and accessibility seating information will be available soon on the Venue page.
Cap and Gown
If you are planning to attend the university commencement ceremony on May 15 and/or the Lang recognition ceremony, you must purchase a cap and gown. You can order your cap and gown through MyNewSchool beginning in March. Watch your email for more details.
Graduate Arrival Information
Watch this space for further information.
Greening Commencement
The New School's commitment to environmental responsibility extends to Commencement. At Commencement, all students will wear regalia made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled plastic bottles! Part of the university's effort to remain green, the line
of graduation wear — called GreenWeaver — is made of fabric spun from molten plastic pellets. An average of 23 plastic bottles were used to manufacture the cap and gown of each New School student walking at Commencement. With some 60 million plastic
bottles going into U.S. landfills every day, The New School is helping to turn trash into keepsakes.
Graduates can also consider taking the Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility, a pledge to be mindful of the social and
environmental impact of their employment as they enter the workforce or continue their education. You can sign the pledge online.
#NewSchoolGrad
Share your tweets, photos, and videos on social media using the official Commencement hashtag.