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GALLERY: Celebrating URI’s Class of 2026

URI celebrates Class of 2026

University officials, honorary degree recipients, and student speakers shared advice with URI’s Class of 2026 as friends and family cheered them on May 15-17 at the Ryan Center.

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KINGSTON, R.I—May 22, 2026—Congratulations to the University of Rhode Island’s newest alumni!

Between May 15-17, more than 40,000 members of the Rhody community gathered on URI’s Kingston Campus to celebrate the Class of 2026.

Over the course of the weekend, URI undergraduate and graduate students — along with friends and family—came together to mark the University of Rhode Island’s 2026 Commencement and honor the achievements of our graduates.

Here’s a look back at the weekend in pictures.