Teachers College 2021 Convocation Ceremony
Thursday, April 29, 2021
8:00 p.m.
The virtual Convocation Ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 29, 2021 @ 8:00 p.m. EDT and will celebrate Masters & Doctoral graduates in the class of 2021. The length of the ceremony will be approximately 1 hour.
View announcement from President Bailey
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Mahzarin R. Banaji
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Tuesday, April 27, 2021 | 7:00 p.m.
Carol Dweck
Medalist Series: In Conversation with Carol Dweck, Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology, and Professor, by courtesy, of Education, Stanford University & Nathan Holbert, Assistant Professor of Communication, Media and Learning Technologies Design.
Wednesday, April 28. 2021 | 7:00 p.m.
Teachers College 2021 Convocation Ceremony
The virtual Convocation Ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 29, 2021 @ 8:00 p.m. EDT and will celebrate Masters & Doctoral graduates in the class of 2021. The length of the ceremony will be approximately 1 hour.
All events will be captioned and ASL versions will also be available. For viewers from China, the 4/29/21 ceremony will be available on Baidu and Panopto.
Convocation Zoom Backgrounds
Additional Details
Conferral of Degrees & Diplomas
Please note that while the Convocation ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 29, 2021, the official conferral of degrees will occur on May 19, 2021.
Academic Attire
Graduates wishing to purchase academic attire should contact the Columbia University Bookstore directly. Academic attire is available for purchase and can be shipped directly to you.
Commencement
In addition to the Teachers College Convocation ceremony, Columbia University will also host an All-University Commencement ceremony that will celebrate degree recipients from all 17 of CU schools and colleges. For more information about this event, please visit the CU All-University Commencement website.
Graduate Portraits
Class of 2021! Strike a pose, get photographed, access selfie stations, and receive fun giveaways at the Morningside campus Grad Walk. Wear your academic attire and come ready for a professional photoshoot on Butler Lawn. If you’re not local and can’t make it to campus, an exciting virtual booth will be available to all graduates from April 26-30.
From Saturday, April 17 through Saturday, May 1, Columbia University will be hosting portrait sitting on the main campus.
