Class of 2025 Celebrations

Celebrating the Class of 2025

Baruch College is thrilled to honor all the members of the Class of 2025 on their dedication, flexibility, and numerous accomplishments that enabled them to achieve their academic goals. Undergraduate and graduate students have all earned degrees that reflect the academic rigor, unconventional thinking, strong community spirit, and overall audacity that defines the Baruch College experience.

Check this page frequently for updates.

Commencement 2025

Baruch is thrilled to host Commencement 2025 at the Barclays Center starting at 9 am on Wednesday, May 28. (For information regarding registration and other logistics, graduating students should go the main Commencement site.) Each year, Commencement celebrates the degree completion of one of the most diverse and accomplished student populations in the United States.

The Commencement ceremony will be livestreamed, so please share this page with your family and friends so they can celebrate your success from anywhere in the world!

Student Achievement Awards 2025

The annual Student Achievement Awards ceremony celebrates students who have achieved academic and co-curricular excellence beyond the norm. Award recipients are selected by committees from the three schools, various academic departments, and Student Affairs. These awards are made possible through the generosity of alumni and friends of Baruch.

This year’s ceremony will be held on May 12. Please check back for the list of recipients.

Additional Celebrations

As Baruch celebrates the achievements of our graduating students, there are a variety of other events and ceremonies. Watch this page as details come together. Congratulations, Bearcats!

2025 Lavender Graduation Celebration

Thursday, May 1, 2025
12:00—3:00 PM
ITB 750 (Library building)

We are thrilled to invite the Baruch community  to Baruch’s 3rd Annual Lavender Graduation, a special ceremony dedicated to honoring and celebrating our LGBTQIA+ graduating students! This event is a time to recognize their achievements, resilience, and contributions to our campus community—and to show your support!

In addition to recognizing our graduates, we are inviting students to showcase their gifts in two ways:

• Performance: Showcase your talents—whether through singing, musical instruments, dancing, juggling, magic, poetry, or any other talent. We are looking for 3-4 acts to keep everyone entertained. Each act will need to include at least one Baruch student.
• Speech: Offer words of congrats and celebration—whether a traditional speech, spoken word, or poem. We are looking for students to audition to provide a graduation speech. We are looking for 1-3 speakers who can offer their inspiring words to our graduating students. Students do not need to be graduating this year to speak.

Selected performers and speakers will receive special prizes as a token of appreciation.

🎤 Want to perform or give a speech? Auditions are now open! If you’re interested, please sign up and submit your video audition by the April 7 deadline.

🎟 RSVP Now! Seats are limited, so be sure to RSVP as soon as possible to secure your spot.

Let’s come together to celebrate, uplift, and honor our LGBTQIA+ graduates in a joyous and affirming space. At this time, due to capacity limitations, we are unable to invite guests.

First Mexican-American Commencement

Friday, May 2
3:00–6:00 PM
NVC 5-150

Baruch College is making history with its First Mexican-American Commencement Celebration, and YOU are invited to be part of this unforgettable moment!  Participation is completely FREE!  Please note that this celebration will be bilingual. To join, please fill out this form by April 17. The organizing committee will follow up with more details soon! For information or questions, please contact: Dr. Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana, Lizbeth.delacruzsantana@baruch.cuny.edu.

2025 Black Graduation Celebration

Thursday, May 15
6:00—9:00 PM
NVC 14-220
RSVP Required

An affinity graduation celebration for all students to celebrate graduates who identify as Black and their allies. Sponsored by The Black Student Union. In collaboration with The Office of Student Life, the Black & Latino Studies Department, Graduate Student Assembly and the Office of Enrollment Management.

Due to space limitations, we do not have the capacity of allowing guests. The event is only open to Baruch Students, Faculty and Staff.

Sponsored by The Black Student Union. In collaboration with The Office of Student Life, the Black & Latino Studies Department and Enrollment Management.