More Than 2,000 Degrees To Be Awarded at 214th Commencement Ceremony

This spring, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the first technological research university in the United States, will award a total of 2,099 degrees (124 doctoral degrees, 407 master’s degrees, and 1,568 bachelor’s degrees) to 2,074 students, some of whom have earned multiple degrees.

More Than 25 Rensselaer Students To Graduate From ROTC Programs

This month, more than 25 students from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will graduate from Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) programs. Commissioning signifies the beginning of a student’s active military service. Each student will take an oath of office in his or her respective branch of service in one of three commissioning ceremonies scheduled during the month of May, coinciding with the Virtual Commencement ceremony that will be hosted by the Institute at noon on Saturday, May 23.

Class of 2020 Prepared To Become Changemakers in a Changed World

While the May 23rd Commencement ceremony for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Class of 2020 will not be the traditional, in-person celebration everyone expected, that does not change or take away from the impressive accomplishments the soon-to-be graduates have achieved in their time at the Institute.

Graduating Science and Technology Studies Students Ready To Tackle Global Challenges

In a typical year, the students graduating with bachelor’s degrees from the Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) in the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences would give public presentations of their thesis projects at the end of the spring semester. Of course, 2020 has been anything but a typical year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, such a gathering was not possible.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Board of Trustees Welcomes Two New Members

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has announced the recent addition of two new members to the Rensselaer Board of Trustees. Dr. John D. Bennett, President and Chief Executive Officer of CDPHP, and Ms. Kathryn I. Murtagh ’87, Esq., Chief Compliance Officer and Managing Director for Sustainable Investing of Harvard Management Company Inc. (HMC), joined the board effective March 13, 2020.

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