Commencement 2026
NYU Tandon's Commencement took place at Barclays Center on Monday, May 18, 2026
View the live stream.
Commencement Highlights
Commencement Speakers
Juan De Pablo
Executive Dean, NYU Tandon
“This is a blank piece of paper, with only one thing on it 'Graduate of the NYU Tandon School of Engineering.' And now you get to fill it out. You’ll fill it out with adventures, great friends, great achievements, and some disappointments, greatest discoveries, and great careers… Take risks, be ambitious, be hungry for those adventures. In 10, 15, 20 years, this page will be something you will be proud of.”
Yann LeCun
Recipient of the 2018 ACM Turing Award and AI pioneer
“Engineering is a creative activity, and creation motivated my journey as an engineer. It’s in your hands now. You can build the world of tomorrow - and there's a lot to build."
“As engineers, you have agency in this rapidly changing society and technological progress that will define the future.”
