Claremont Graduate University’s 98th Commencement Ceremony

Saturday, May 17, 2025, 9:00 am (Pacific Daylight Time)

Claremont Graduate University is happy to announce CGU’s 98th annual commencement ceremony.

The theme for this year’s ceremony is Harnessing AI for Transformative Change and Justice. This theme highlights how we can translate artificial intelligence (AI) from a disruptive force to a transcendent one. Across this theme, we realize the transformational capacities, the necessary human integration, and the ethical lenses through which we must co-evolve with AI. (And, yes, AI assisted with the wording for the theme.)

Ceremony Information

Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
Time: 9:00 am (PDT)
Location: Mudd Quadrangle
Address: 170 E. 10th Street, Claremont, CA 91711

Honorary Degree Recipient and Keynote Speaker
Kate Darling

Alumni President Speaker
Joleen Archibald

Student Speaker
Kendall Hutchison Acker

General Information

Getting Here

Claremont Graduate University
150 E. 10th Street
Claremont, CA 91711

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The commencement ceremony site is on the southeast corner of 10th Street and Dartmouth Avenue.

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Parking

Campus parking is limited. Plan on parking in the surrounding neighborhoods. Do not block driveways. Call a rideshare service such as Uber or Lyft if you need assistance getting from your parking spot to campus. There are special street closures in place for Commencement. View the map for drop-off and parking locations. Limited handicapped parking is available at the McAllister Parking Lot easily accessible at the corner of Columbia Avenue and 10th Street. A valid handicapped placard is required.

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Post-Ceremony Celebrations

Following the ceremony, graduates and their guests are invited to school-hosted celebrations beginning at 12:30 p.m. To find your reception location, please refer to the Event Map or the campus map in the commencement program.

Information for Graduates

For information about participation, regalia, deadlines, and more, visit the Graduates Commencement page.

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