Ceremony guests and honorary degrees
Distinguished guests - 2026 Commencement
Photos: John Abbott/Weill Cornell Medicine (Harrington); others submitted.
UMass Chan Medical School will celebrate the accomplishments of the Classes of 2026 at Commencement on Sunday, May 31, and will honor three accomplished and inspiring individuals: Gerald Chan, venture capitalist, scientist and philanthropist responsible for the $175 million transformational gift to UMass Chan in 2021; Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, incoming president of the National Academy of Medicine; and Robert A. Harrington, MD, dean of Weill Cornell Medicine. Chan will deliver the Commencement address.