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Celebrate the Opening of a New Academic Year
Thank you to those that joined Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco and Provost Joseph Berger at the Fall Convocation of the University of Massachusetts Boston, to officially start the 2026–2027 academic year on,
Thursday, September 17, 2026
11 a.m.–noon
Campus Center Ballroom
11 a.m.–noon
Campus Center Ballroom
Convocation Ceremony Highlights Included:
Opening Remarks and Acknowledgment of New Faculty and Faculty Newly Tenured or PromotedProvost Joseph Berger
Chancellor’s Address & Presentation of the John A. Ryan Award
Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco
Convocation Address
Co-Founder & CEO, BioRadar
Senior Fellow, Harvard Belfer Center
Former White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator
New Student Induction
Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, Vice Chancellor Karen Ferrer-Muñiz
Program
Watch the Ceremony
If you were unable to join us in-person, please feel free to view the recording of the ceremony.