Baruch College held its 2023 Commencement
Ceremony on Tuesday, May 30 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, conferring degrees
to 5,795 undergraduate and graduate students from the Marxe School of Public
and International Affairs, the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, and the
Zicklin School of Business. Baruch College President S. David Wu presided over the exercises, and Linda Essig,
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, served as the master of
ceremonies. The Class of 2023 includes more than 4,100 undergraduates, over
1,600 graduate degree recipients, and four graduates receiving doctorate
degrees. Speakers and honorary degree recipients are Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder and
CEO of Chobani and Sam Pollard, Film Director and Screenwriter.