Baruch College holds its fifty-first commencement exercises on May 27, 2016 at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York. Addressing the ceremony are keynote speaker U.S. Senator Charles Schumer and valedictorian of the Class of 2016, Natan Wise. Baruch also bestowed awards on four faculty members, David Gruber, Mary Kern, Mary McGlynn, and Kannan Mohan.