Distinguished Guests- 2021 Commencement

In 2021, UMass Medical School will award honorary degrees to  TBD.

According to University policy, candidates for honorary degrees shall be persons of great accomplishment and high ethical standards who exemplify the ideals of the University of Massachusetts. Factors to be considered include:  

• national or international intellectual, artistic, cultural, or public service distinction in a particular field; 
• outstanding achievement which the University wishes to acknowledge; and 
• outstanding contribution to the University and/or the commonwealth.