Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Jonathan Haidt —a social psychologist who is world-renowned for his research on technology and human flourishing—will be the speaker at NYU’s 2026 All-University Commencement at Yankee Stadium on May 14. Haidt, the bestselling author of “The Anxious Generation,” will receive an honorary Doctor of Human Letters degree.
NYU’s other honorary degree recipients will be:
🎹 @Jacob Collier, a seven-time Grammy winner and the NYU Sony Audio Institute’s artist-in-residence (giving a special performance at the stadium! 👀),
🏀 Mal Graham (Stern ’67), a two-time NBA champion turned judge for the State of Massachusetts, and
🧬 Mary-Claire King, a National Medal of Science-winning geneticist whose scholarship has transformed breast cancer research.
NYU's women's basketball team will be celebrated with the University Medal. 🏅
Jonathan Haidt —a social psychologist who is world-renowned for his research on technology and human flourishing—will be the speaker at NYU’s 2026 All-University Commencement at Yankee Stadium on May 14. Haidt, the bestselling author of “The Anxious Generation,” will receive an honorary Doctor of Human Letters degree.
NYU’s other honorary degree recipients will be:
🎹 @Jacob Collier, a seven-time Grammy winner and the NYU Sony Audio Institute’s artist-in-residence (giving a special performance at the stadium! 👀),
🏀 Mal Graham (Stern ’67), a two-time NBA champion turned judge for the State of Massachusetts, and
🧬 Mary-Claire King, a National Medal of Science-winning geneticist whose scholarship has transformed breast cancer research.
NYU's women's basketball team will be celebrated with the University Medal. 🏅
