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2025 Ph.D. Hooding Ceremonies: Photos and Videos
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On May 10, 2025, The Graduate School held two Ph.D. Hooding Ceremonies at Duke Chapel to celebrate its 2024–2025 doctoral graduates. Duke's largest Ph.D. class ever, 418 students completed their programs this academic year, a total more than the first two decades of The Graduate School combined.
In total, 314 Ph.D. graduates participated in this years ceremonies, with over 1,000 guests, staff, and faculty in attendance and around 2,500 viewers watching online via the ceremony live streams.
During the morning hooding ceremony for Ph.D. graduates in the humanities, social sciences, and select Trinity programs, The Graduate School honored David E. Little (Ph.D. '01 Art History), as the 2025 recipient of the school's Distinguished Alumni Award.
PHOTOS
View the online photo gallery for individual hooding photos and candid shots from before, during, and after each ceremony. Special thanks to our friends at HuthPhoto for the photography.
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EVENT RECORDINGS
Both ceremonies were livestreamed and recorded. Over 2,500 tuned in to watch.
PH.D. CEREMONY FOR HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, and selected trinity programs (BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICS)
PH.D. CEREMONY FOR BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, PHYSICAL SCIENCES, AND ENGINEERING
2024–2025 Dissertations
A total of 418 doctoral degrees were awarded in the 2024–2025 academic year, issued in either September, December, or May. View the full list of Ph.D. dissertations, departments, and advisors for 2024–2025 graduates.
Congratulations, again, to all our graduates!
Special Thanks
Each year, the hooding ceremonies are organized as a collaborative effort amongst the members of Graduate Student Affairs. The Graduate School would like to thank Michael Croal for his leadership in planning this year's events, and to all members of GSA for their hours of work in organizing the celebration, including Maria Parker, Leo Biggs, Melissa Bostrom, Hugh Crumley, Alan Kendrick, Carolina Manson, and Brenda Whiteman.