Teachers College
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MASTERS AND DOCTORAL CONVOCATIONS
Three Masters Convocations are held by Teachers College to honor the achievements of degree candidates. Candidates are recognized individually, and the TC Medals for Distinguished Service are presented at each ceremony.
MASTERS DEGREE CEREMONY I:
Arts & Humanities & Curriculum & Teaching.
Date: Monday, May 19, 2014
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street
Speaker: Dr. Sonia Nieto, Professor Emerita of Language, Literacy and Culture at the School of Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Reception: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. at Teachers College
Tickets: TBD
Caps and Gowns: Required
Diplomas: TBD
MASTERS DEGREE CEREMONY II:
Biobehavioral Sciences; Counseling & Clinical Psychology; Education Policy & Social Analysis & Health & Behavior Studies.
Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Location: Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street
Speaker: Dr. Temple Grandin, American doctor of animal science, professor at Colorado State University
Reception: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at Teachers College
Tickets: TBD
Caps and Gowns: Required
Diplomas: TBD
MASTERS DEGREE CEREMONY III:
Human Development; International & Transcultural Studies; Math, Science & Technology; Organization & Leadership.
Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts, Pastor, Abyssinian Baptist Church in the City of New York; President of the State University of New York (SUNY) College at Old Westbury
Reception: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. at Teachers College
Tickets: TBD
Caps and Gowns: Required
Diplomas: TBD
DOCTORAL HOODING CEREMONY
Doctoral graduates are hooded by Provost Thomas James, and their accomplishments are celebrated by President Susan Fuhrman, Trustees, and Faculty. The Teachers College Medal for Distinguished Service to Education is presented.
Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street
Speaker: Dr. Carl Wieman, American physicist and educationist at Stanford University; recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics at the University of Colorado
Reception: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at Teachers College
Tickets: TBD
Caps and Gowns: Required
Diplomas: TBD
Useful Links
Announcements
May 2, 2014
Check out the Columbia University Commencement Week 2014 mobile app for essential on-the-go Commencement Day, Baccalaureate Service, and other ceremony details. Make sure you have up-to-date information as you participate in events: check ceremony schedules, understand campus access, view maps, and keep track of important details. Please also share with your guests as they prepare for their visit to campus. Go to m.commencement.columbia.edu.April 30, 2014
Graduating Students: Please make sure that you distribute your University Commencement tickets to your families and guests before Commencement day. As graduates and guests gather in different locations for the ceremony, it is extremely difficult to navigate campus and give your guests there tickets that morning.
For more information on Commencement tickets, please visit the Tickets section of this website.
April 14, 2014
Columbia Announces 2014 Honorary Degree Recipients.
Honorary Degrees are awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions to research, publication, law, science, government, education and literature. Honorary degrees were first awarded by Columbia in 1758. Honorees do not need to be graduates of Columbia University.
The University Medal for Excellence is awarded each year to an alumnus or alumna, under 45 years of age, whose record in scholarship, public service, or professional life is outstanding.
Commencement 2013 Slideshow
