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More than 20,000 attendees are expected to gather to witness the conferment of degrees to nearly 6,200 undergraduates at McGuirk Stadium Friday evening. An additional 2,900 graduate students will be honored at master’s and doctoral ceremonies during three days of celebration May 16-18.
The alumnus will share his multifaceted creative journey with more than 5,000 graduating students and their guests at the evening ceremony on May 16.
Cheers, applause and joy filled the air on May 6, as 198 people took the Oath of Allegiance and became U.S. citizens at a ceremony hosted by UMass and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences in Bowker Auditorium.
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