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Graduates celebrate resilience, solidarity and purpose
May 13, 2021
AMHERST, Mass. – The Graduate School at the University of Massachusetts Amherst conferred 2,016 advanced degrees this afternoon at a Commencement ceremony at the Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium on campus.
Graduates and their guests gathered late this afternoon for the commencement ceremony, which was moved outdoors this year due to COVID-19 safety protocols. A photo tribute to the graduates was also part of the ceremony.
Student speakers Alisha Jean-Denis and Ellen Smithline spoke during the 45-minute ceremony, which also included brief remarks by UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy.
The chancellor said, “Each one of you, through proficiency in your discipline and an understanding of its value to the world, are prepared to seek out new solutions, push the bounds of knowledge, and pursue the truth. And when misinformation and willful ignorance are countered with well-informed, critical th
For details on how to view the ceremonies online, visit https://www.umass.edu/commencement2021/.
At 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 13, a graduate commencement ceremony took place at Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium on campus to honor master’s and doctoral degree recipients. Remarks were offered by Chancellor Subbaswamy, Graduate School Dean Jacqueline Urla and two student speakers.
The full slate of undergraduate ceremonies will be held as follows:
9 a.m. – Isenberg School of Management, College of Nursing and College of Information and Computer Sciences
Noon – College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Humanities and Fine Arts and College of Education