2026 Commencement Ceremonies and Events
All event times currently listed below are confirmed. Please note, additional awards ceremonies and receptions will be added to the schedule as those details are confirmed. Please check back often for updates. Check out our Commencement FAQs for more event details.
Diploma and Hooding Ceremonies
Thursday, May 14, 2026
3:00 p.m. – Graduate Programs Recognition and Hooding Ceremony – School of Liberal Arts, School of Science and Engineering, and Biomedical Sciences Program – Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse
Friday, May 15, 2026
9:00 a.m. – A. B. Freeman School of Business Undergraduate – Caesars Superdome
9:00 a.m. – School of Social Work – Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse
1:00 p.m. – School of Science and Engineering – Undergraduate – Caesars Superdome
1:00 p.m. – School of Architecture and Built Environment – Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse
5:00 p.m. – School of Liberal Arts – Undergraduate – Caesars Superdome
5:00 p.m. – A. B. Freeman School of Business Graduate - Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse
Saturday, May 16, 2026
8:30 a.m. – Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine – Undergraduate – Mahalia Jackson Theater
9:00 a.m. – School of Professional Advancement – Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse
12:00 p.m. – Law School – Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse
12:00 p.m. – School of Medicine – New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
12:30 p.m. – Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine – Graduate – Mahalia Jackson Theater
5:00 p.m. – Unified Commencement Ceremony – Caesars Superdome
Other Commencement Events
Friday, February 15, 2026
3:30 p.m. - Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Online Programs Reception (Invite Only) - Tidewater Diboll Gallery
Thursday, April 16, 2026
3:30 p.m. - Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine PhD Hooding Ceremony (Invite Only) - Tidewater Diboll Auditorium
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
5:00 p.m. - Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Senior Toast (Invite Only) - Bea Field Alumni House
Thursday, May 14, 2026
9:00 a.m. – Newcomb-Tulane College Senior Awards Ceremony – Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse
9:00 a.m. - Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine DrPh Hooding Ceremony (Invite Only) - Tidewater Diboll Auditorium
11:00 a.m. – Memory Tulane – Academic Quad, Uptown Campus
11:30 a.m. – Tulane 34 Awards (Invite Only) – Kendall Cram Ballroom, Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life
2:00 p.m. – Under the Oaks – Dixon Theater
3:00 p.m. - Phi Beta Kappa Induction Ceremony - Devlin Fieldhouse
Friday, May 15, 2026
4:30 p.m. – Law School Awards Ceremony – Weinman Hall (invite only)
Saturday, May 16, 2026
2:00 p.m. – Law School Commencement Reception – Weinman Hall
2:00 p.m. - Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Second Line and Reception - Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes and Culture
Additional Information
For questions regarding individual school ceremonies and events, please contact the following:
- A. B. Freeman School of Business: Business.Commencement@tulane.edu
- Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine: sphtmgraduation@tulane.edu
- Law School: lawacademicservices@tulane.edu
- School of Architecture and Built Environment: acruz5@tulane.edu
- School of Liberal Arts: libarts@tulane.edu
- School of Medicine: SOMevents@tulane.edu
- School of Professional Advancement: ehoff@tulane.edu
- School of Science and Engineering: sseevents@tulane.edu
- School of Social Work: tsswgraduation@tulane.edu
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