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Moments From Commencement 2026

From joyful celebrations and emotional embraces to caps tossed high above the crowd, Emerson College’s 2026 Commencement ceremonies marked a milestone for graduating students and their families. These photos capture moments from undergraduate ceremonies as members of the Class of 2026 celebrated the culmination of their Emerson experience and the beginning of their next chapter.

Photos by Derek Palmer, MA ’20, Jake Belcher, Dave Green, Luis Gerardo Del Razo Tamayo, MA ’26, Mike Spencer, and Chris McIntosh

  • A person lifts their hands in the air on stage
  • Graduates pose for a photo outside of the Wang Center
  • Five graduates hold up their diplomas for the camera
  • Three people give the I love you symbol with their hands
  • A person hugs another person, both in graduation gowns
  • A recent grad with their parents
  • Students hug each other after graduating
  • Four students hug each other while smiling for the camera
  • A parent looks proudly at their student
  • Students stand and smile together for a photo
  • Four students pose for a photo
  • Two students pose for a photo
  • Students sing on stage while wearing cap and gowns
  • Three students smile together after graduating
  • The mortar board of a cap shows Snoopy hitting a baseball
  • A sea of students throw their caps in the air
  • Three students smile and embrace each other
  • Several students move the tassel on their cap to the other side after graduating
  • Students move their tassels to the other side of their cap
  • Two alums cheer
  • One student is standing and cheering
  • A person holds her hands to her heart
  • The top of the cap
  • Four students pose for a photo while sitting and giving the thumbs up
  • Three students smile for the camera while sitting
  • Two people pose for a photo
  • Two people pose for a photo
  • The mortar board of a cap has photos and says "That's a wrap 2026"
  • A graduate with two people
  • Three graduates pose for a photo
  • Three graduates cross the street boisterously
  • Two graduates pose for a photo
  • A graduate with two people pose for a photo
  • A graduate with three family members
  • Three people pose for a photo
  • Three people pose for a photo with their diplomas
  • Three people pose for a photo with their diplomas
  • A person smiles as they walk
  • A graduate with their family pose for a photo
  • Three people stand for a photo
  • Three people take a selfie
  • Two graduates pose for a photo
  • A graduate smiles while walking on the sidewalk
  • A graduate gives the peace sign while holding flowers
  • People pose for a photo
  • A parent takes a selfie with their graduate
  • One person looks at the camera while sitting in a row of people
  • Two people pose for a photo with their diplomas
  • A person with a silly hat smiles
  • A person with a puppet on their hand on stage
  • One person is excited after receiving their diploma on stage
  • Two people pose for a photo
  • Three people pose for a photo
  • Three people take a selfie
  • Two people look at the camera
  • A mortar board
  • Three people stand for a photo
  • Two people stand for a photo
  • Three people pose for the camera
  • A graduate with their parents
  • A person smiles at the camera
  • Six people pose for the camera
  • A person gives the peace sign
  • One person points at their diploma while walking through the Wang Center
  • Two people smile for the camera
  • Several graduates stand in a row
  • Several graduates stand in a row
  • Several people clap during the ceremony
  • A person exuberantly smiles for the camera
  • The top of a decorated mortarboard
  • A person smiles at the camera
  • Two people smile while crossing the street
  • Several people give thumbs up while walking outside in line
  • A person smiles at the camera
  • One person with a little doll on their cap
  • Two people pose for a photo
  • A Calvin and Hobbes comic on top of a mortar board
  • Two people stand for a photo
  • The top of a mortar board
  • Three people pose for a photo
  • One person smiles for a photo
  • Two people stand together with their diplomas
  • Two graduates pose for the camera
  • A graduate with another person smile for camera
  • A graduate with a group of family
  • A graduate with two of their family members
  • A graduate with their parents outside of the Wang Center
  • Two graduates smile while holding their diplomas
  • A graduate with heart-shaped sunglasses smiles while holding flowers and their diploma
  • A graduate with their parents
  • Two graduates smile for the camera
  • Two graduates pose for a photo
  • Four graduates pose for a photo holding their diplomas
  • A pretty mortarboard
  • A graduate with a lot of flowers atop their cap
  • A graduate smiles while holding a sign that says Pop Fiction
  • Closeup of a woman's head with two feathers and 2026 dangling from her cap
  • The top of a mortarboard
  • Two graduates smile
  • The top of a mortarboard that reads: My future is booked
  • Graduates pose for photo while one holds a sign that says Film & Media Art
  • Five graduates in caps and gowns pose for photo
  • Graduates take a selfie
  • A graduate with their parents
  • A graduate smiles while holding flowers and their diploma
  • Three graduates laugh and smile together
  • Five graduates pose for a photo
  • A graduate with three family members
  • An alum with a family member pose for a photo
  • A lot of graduates pose for a photo outside
  • Three graduates pose for a photo
  • Several graduates pose for a photo outside
  • Graduates sit while holding their diplomas and smile
  • Two graduates smile while holding their diplomas
  • A graduate with two family members

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