{"id":40802297144,"date":"2026-08-26T14:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/?p=40802297144"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:41:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:41:44","slug":"2026-summer-commencement-recap-and-photo-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/2026-summer-commencement-recap-and-photo-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Summer Commencement: Recap and Photo Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Class of 2026 concluded its commencement season with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/summer\/program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2026 Summer Commencement <\/a>ceremony held on campus in Pollak Theatre on Aug. 24. Undergraduate and graduate students from each academic school across the University received their degrees in the ceremony presided over by President Patrick F. Leahy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/summer\/honors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View this year&#8217;s list of highest ranking degree recipients and Latin honors.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1213910639?fl=pl&amp;fe=vl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch the replay of the full ceremony<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/monmouthu\/albums\/72177720335288677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">view our photo collection from the day<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"40802297195\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/55487501939_daed07f997_h-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Two students in graduation gowns pose for a photo\" class=\"wp-image-40802297201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/55487501939_daed07f997_h-edited.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/55487501939_daed07f997_h-edited-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"40802297190\" style=\"object-position: 48.425% 40.245%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/08\/55487438878_4aaa5f22d9_h-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A student in graduation cap and gown holds up her diploma\" class=\"wp-image-40802297190\" 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