98th Commencement
Plans for Commencement 2026 are already underway. The Graduate Hooding Ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 7, 2026 and the Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 8, 2026.
Details will be sent to graduates early in the spring 2026 semester.
97th Commencement
Sarah Lawrence College held its 97th Commencement on Friday, May 9, 2025, under a tent on the South Lawn in the shadow of Westlands. A joyful crowd of parents, family, and friends gathered to celebrate the Class of 2025’s bachelor's candidates and master's students. Fashion icon Sam Edelman '73 delivered the keynote address, and pioneering choreographer and dancer Lucinda Childs '62 was awarded an honorary degree.
Graduate Hooding
As part of its 97th Commencement exercises, Sarah Lawrence College held a Graduate Hooding ceremony on Thursday, May 8, 2025 in the Barbara Walters Campus Center to celebrate the master's class of 2025.