The 2026 Urban Studies Commencements Round Up

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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