2025 Commencement & Baccalaureate Ceremonies

Honoring Excellence, Legacy, and New Beginnings

Dear Tougaloo Community,

With great excitement and pride, we are pleased to unveil the schedule and distinguished speakers for the 2025 Commencement and Baccalaureate Services at Tougaloo College — a celebration of excellence, resilience, and the boundless potential of our graduating class. As we approach the culmination of this academic year, we prepare not just to confer degrees but to uplift a new generation of visionary leaders, bold scholars, and courageous change-makers. The Class of 2025 represents the very heartbeat of Tougaloo — brilliant, purposeful, and poised to shape the future.

This year's Commencement and Baccalaureate Services will be marked by two extraordinary voices who reflect our institution's enduring values: justice, scholarship, leadership, and service. Their presence affirms Tougaloo's vital role as a cultural and academic beacon, committed to educating the next generation of thought leaders who will transform their communities and the world.

Together, we will honor Tougaloo College's legacy and illuminate its future. As we prepare for this historic celebration, more details will follow.

Baccalaureate Ceremony

Sunday, May 4, 2025 | 7:45 am

Historic Woodworth Chapel

We are honored to welcome Rev. Cassius L. Rudolph, esteemed pastor, activist, and proud Tougaloo alumnus, as our 2025 Baccalaureate speaker. A national leader in theology and social justice, Rev. Rudolph brings a message of purpose, faith, and moral clarity, calling our graduates to lead lives of vision, service, and transformative impact.

Commencement Ceremony

Sunday, May 4, 2025 | 9:00 a.m.

Campus Green| In Front of

The Historic Woodworth Chapel

We proudly welcome The Honorable Jasmine Crockett, U.S. Representative for Texas's 30th Congressional District, as our 2025 Commencement Speaker.

A nationally recognized voice for justice, equity, and political courage, Congresswoman Crockett is reshaping the landscape of American leadership. As a civil rights attorney and rising force in Congress, her fearless advocacy embodies the spirit of Tougaloo—bold, unapologetic, and rooted in purpose. Her presence will ignite and inspire as we launch the Class of 2025 into a world ready for its brilliance.

Join us in honoring the Class of 2025 as they carry forward the legacy

of Tougaloo College with courage, intellect, and service.