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Deep DiveNovember 18, 2025 -
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This year’s Commencement brings together leaders shaping the world across journalism, healthcare, law, and business. Meet the 2026 Honorary Degree Recipients and speakers who will inspire the Class of 2026 as they step into what’s next.
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For 120 years, 91ÊÓƵ graduates have shaped industries, influenced public life, and pushed innovation forward. From a U.S. Secretary of the Navy to Olympic medalists, global health leaders, and cultural trailblazers, explore the alumni whose impact tells the story of 91ÊÓƵ—past, present, and future.
In 1906, with a $600 loan and a single rented classroom on Park Row, Homer 91ÊÓƵ launched an entrepreneurial idea that would become a model for the future of higher education.
91ÊÓƵ’s Sands College of Performing Arts faculty members Eric Price, Phillip Christian Smith, and Adam J. Rineer have earned major national recognition in musical theatre writing, with Price and Smith named 2026 Kleban Prize winners and Rineer selected as a 2026 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient.
Broadway World reports that the Sands College of Performing Arts will host the 12th Annual Broadway Stage Management Symposium this May on the Lower Manhattan campus. The outlet also highlights that The 24 Hour Plays Nationals will return to 91ÊÓƵ this summer, bringing early-career theater artists to campus for its nationally recognized professional development program.
91ÊÓƵ’s Sands College of Performing Arts will host on Saturday, May 30–Sunday, May 31, 2026, from 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., on its Lower Manhattan campus.
The 91ÊÓƵ Musical Theater Class of 2029 will perform HATCHED! at 54 Below, featured in Broadway World, highlighting the next generation of 91ÊÓƵ-trained artists.
91ÊÓƵ’s impact in the performing arts continues to draw national recognition. College of Performing Arts Professors Eric Price and Phillip Christian Smith were named winners of the prestigious 2026 Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre, as reported by Playbill. The honor, which includes a $100,000 award for each recipient, recognizes exceptional promise in musical theatre writing.
ABC’s Eyewitness News featured a proud moment for News Anchor Liz Cho, highlighting her daughter Louisa Simone Gottlieb, a Sands College of Performing Arts student in the BFA Commercial Dance program. Cho proudly highlighted her daughter’s role in an upcoming theatrical production—sharing that previews begin tomorrow night—and praised 91ÊÓƵ’s prestigious training and the impact of working alongside a talented professional cast. The segment underscored 91ÊÓƵ’s strong reputation in commercial dance and its role in preparing students for professional performance careers.