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Celebrate the Opening of a New Academic Year
Join Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco and Provost Joseph Berger at the Fall Convocation of the University of Massachusetts Boston, the official start of 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
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
Convocation Speaker Announcement coming soon!
New Student Induction
Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, Vice Chancellor Karen Ferrer-Muñiz
Program
Digital Program will be published here closer to the event.
Watch the Ceremony
If you are unable to attend in-person, please feel free to join the Livestream broadcast.
Livestream Link will be published here closer to the event.