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The 2026 Urban Studies Commencements Round Up

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The faculty and staff of the Department of Urban Studies congratulates all of our 2026 graduates.  IN all, 11 Urban Studies majors, 12 Urban Studies or Social WOrk & Social Policy minors, and 11 graduate students graduated in two different ceremonies.  

The following students received their their Baccalaureate degrees at the undergraduate commencement on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at the DCU Center in Worcester.  




B.S. in Urban Studies
Benjamin Barter
Amanda Blouin
Lamar Brown-Noguera
Hunter Chilton 
David Clark 
Matthew Rabeuf 
Abby Rickert
Hira Rizvi
David Simpson
Casey Thomas
Mary Thulare 

Minor in Urban Studies
Amanda Adamuska 
Olivia Muscatell
Izaiah Njuguna
Keeshauna Santouse
Aleisha Toussaint
Ava Vasquez

Minor in Social Work & Social Policy
Lainey Bassett
Felicia El Karim
Victoria Nascimento 
Wilianny Ovalle
Torrey Provost (we're happy to note that Torrey chose to walk with her classmates in the Urban Studies major at commencement)
Kainaat Yousuf

The following students received their Masters degrees at the graduate commencement on Thursday, May 14, 2026 on campus in the Wellness Center.  

Master of Science in Nonprofit Management 
Charles Allison
Amanda Ando
Hasanul Banna
Belinda Nzemba Mubulayi
Miriam Nkansah
Busayo Abosede Wright-Ajai
Rong Zhang

Master of Public Administration & Policy
Md. Shofiul Alam
Meghan Gail Drysdale
Vina Lee
Connor Murphy

Good luck in your next chapters and keep in touch!


 


 


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