Dear Class of 2026,

Commencement week at Tulane University is a memorable milestone, and we look forward to celebrating your achievements with your family and friends in New Orleans. The Tulane Unified Commencement Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 16, at 5 p.m. in the Caesars Superdome downtown.  This milestone ceremony will include a keynote address by award-winning actor Sterling K. Brown, and President Michael A. Fitts will officially confer degrees upon all Tulane University degree candidates. As May approaches, please review the information below for key updates and important deadlines for you and your guests.

All students intending to participate in Commencement exercises must complete their application for graduation by April 8, 2026 to have their names published in their school’s diploma ceremony program. The graduation application link can be accessed through the student tab of the Gibson online portal. If you do not see this link, please contact your academic advisor or program director. Students will receive a confirmation email once their application has been submitted through the Gibson portal. Students can also confirm submission of their graduation application on their degree audit. Questions regarding graduation applications can be submitted through the Registrar Support portal.

Students must wear regalia at all in-person ceremonies in order to participate and/or cross the stage. We strongly recommend placing orders as soon as possible to ensure that regalia arrives in time. The final date for online orders (bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral souvenir regalia) is April 12, 2026, via Oak Hall’s Tulane portal.

Online orders will ship directly to students. When the online deadline passes, regalia can be purchased in person at the Tulane Bookstore. Any in-store regalia purchases made after April 12, 2026, will incur a late fee. For further questions regarding regalia, please contact the Tulane Bookstore at 504-865-5913.

Tickets will be required for everyone (graduates and guests) to enter the Caesars Superdome and student lineup areas. Graduates will receive an email in mid-April from tugrad@tulane.edu with the subject line “Register Now for the 2026 Tulane Unified Commencement Ceremony” containing instructions to register and retrieve Unified Commencement tickets via Tassel. Visit the Commencement website for more details on ticketing.

To request accommodations at any Commencement-related event, please contact tugrad@tulane.edu.

The Jambalaya Yearbook is offering official Tulane Senior Yearbook and Graduate Student portrait sessions during the Spring 2026 semester. Please visit the Commencement website for more information.

In addition to the Unified Commencement ceremony, graduates are invited to the ceremony of the school awarding their degree. Visit the Commencement website for the schedule of school ceremonies.

Further information regarding ticketing, travel, memorabilia orders and more can be found on the Commencement FAQs page. If you have any other questions, please visit the Commencement website, sign up for Commencement updates, or email the planning team at tugrad@tulane.edu.

We look forward to celebrating your accomplishments in May. Congratulations!

2026 Unified Commencement Planning Team