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2026 Convocations

Convocations* at Northwestern are hosted by individual schools. Students cross the stage and hear their names read at these ceremonies. School-wide convocations are ticketed events.

Some Master’s programs do not participate in a school-wide ceremony and hold their own departmental ceremonies instead, including the School of Communication Master’s programs and the TGS/Feinberg Master’s programs. Many of these ceremonies do not require tickets. These ceremonies are not coordinated through the Graduation office and you will receive specific information from your program with ceremony details.

Please note, the full schedule for Graduation Weekend 2026, including all dates, times, and locations, is expected to be released in late fall.

School convocations for the Graduates of 2026 will be held in-person and will be livestreamed for anyone viewing remotely. Livestream links will be posted June 1, 2026. More information will be sent out by each school about their convocation. For any additional information on convocations, please contact your school representative.

*Ticketed event. Students will need to reserve a separate set of tickets for each ticketed event they plan to attend.

Convocations by School

Bienen School of Music

Date, time, and location to be announced.

The Family Institute

Date, time, and location to be announced.

The Graduate School PhD and MFA Hooding Ceremony (for select programs only)

Date, time, and location to be announced.

Kellogg School of Management

Date, time, and location to be announced.

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Date, time, and location to be announced.

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Date, time, and location to be announced.

Pritzker School of Law

For information, please visit the Pritzker School of Law website.

School of Communication

Date, time, and location to be announced.

School of Education and Social Policy

Date, time, and location to be announced.

School of Professional Studies

Date, time, and location to be announced.

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Date, time, and location to be announced.
Please visit the Past Graduations and Programs page to access archives of previous graduation ceremonies.