The KSAS PhD Hooding Ceremony is on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at the Homewood Campus in Baltimore. The Hooding Ceremony will be held in the Shriver Hall Auditorium at 1 pm, with a reception to follow. 

The event will also be live-streamed for those who cannot attend in person.

Registration

Registration will be open on April 10, 2026. Eligible candidates will receive an invitation in their JHU email from [email protected] on Friday, April 10, 2026. If you don’t receive it, please contact [email protected]. Registration will close on April 29, 2026.

Regalia

Important Dates:

Last day to order regalia online: TBD. Please contact the bookstore at 443-899-1329 for assistance. If you have any questions or concerns, please email [email protected]“.

PhD Hooding Ceremony – Wednesday, May 20th, 2026, at 1 p.m. at Shriver Hall 

Doctoral rental regalia can be ordered online and will ship to the bookstore for pickup starting: TBD

Please commemorate with pictures prior to the ceremony as you will need to return your rental regalia to the bookstore.

Advisor Role/Hooding Logistics

If you intend to participate in the ceremony, please check in with your advisor to see if they are able to attend and hood you. If they cannot come, you can still be hooded by an alternate or by one of the KSAS Deans, but it is important to coordinate this in advance so that regalia can be ordered. 

If you are participating in the Hooding Ceremony, your hood will be provided to you at the event on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

Ceremony Details

Complimentary parking will be available in the South Garage (under Mason Hall-#47 on map).  For those needing mobility assistance, there are a limited number of ADA spots in the Shriver Lot (behind Shriver Hall-#66 on map), along with a passenger drop-off area.

Tickets have been distributed through the Marching Order website.  If you have not done so, please download them and distribute them as needed.  If you have any trouble doing so or need any additional tickets, please contact [email protected]. Please note that graduates do not need a ticket for the ceremony.

We anticipate that all graduates, faculty, and guests will go through “airport-style” security screening for admittance, which includes searches of purses and other small bags. Please do not wear regalia upon arrival.  All hooding participants should plan to robe in the Clipper Room.

  • No food or drinks; water bottles are permitted.
  • Bags and purses larger than 13” x 15”, including luggage, are not permitted. Diaper bags are permitted.
  • Helium balloons and glitter are not allowed.
  • Signs, posters, banners, and flags will not be allowed inside the auditorium.
  • Alcohol, drugs, and tobacco are strictly prohibited, including e-cigarettes.
  • Pets are not permitted in or around Homewood except for Service Dogs.
  • Knives, fireworks, laser pointers, lighters, or weapons of any kind are not permitted.
  • Firearms are not permitted (including non-uniform law enforcement officers and concealed carry permit holders).
  • Horns, cowbells, whistles or any artificial noisemakers are not permitted.

Not Attending the Hooding Ceremony?

If you are not attending the Hooding Ceremony but will be attending the University Commencement later in the week (Thursday, May 22nd), you or designated academic staff from your department can pick up your hood from the KSAS Dean’s Office (please send an email to [email protected] to let us know you need this option). 

View the Ceremony via Livestream

The KSAS Doctoral Hooding Ceremony will be streamed live!

Livestream link will be available closer to the ceremony date

Questions?

Please send any questions to: [email protected]