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UMass President Marty Meehan presided over the ceremony before approximately 7,000 graduates and 20,000 family, friends and faculty assembled at the Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium.
Presiding over the celebration, Interim Dean of the Graduate School Elizabeth Jakob reflected on the diversity of the Class of 2026, noting that degree recipients include 650 international students from more than 60 countries.
The Graduate School conferred doctoral degrees to recipients—including international students representing more than 60 countries—during a ceremony May 9 at the Mullins Center before more than 3,000 family, friends and faculty.
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