This week, Northeastern held its graduate and undergraduate ceremonies at Boston’s historic Fenway Park, where the Class of 2026’s sunny demeanor shone through the overcast weather.
Keynote speakers Alan McKim and Hilary Duff celebrated graduates’ innovative spirits and encouraged them in their next steps. Some laughed, some cried and everyone cheered on the next batch of Northeastern alumni. Before Wednesday’s ceremonies, the university celebrated its Moakley Scholars and graduating law and doctor of philosophy students.
In addition to the Boston celebrations, Northeastern is hosting ceremonies across its global network.
Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/28/26 – BOSTON MA. – Scenes during 2026 D’Amore-McKim School of Business Undergraduate Commencement held at the Leader Bank Pavilion on April 28, 2026. Photo by Adam Glanzman for Northeastern University04/28/26 – BOSTON MA. – Scenes during 2026 D’Amore-McKim School of Business Undergraduate Commencement held at the Leader Bank Pavilion on April 28, 2026. Photo by Adam Glanzman for Northeastern University04/28/26 – BOSTON MA. – Scenes during 2026 D’Amore-McKim School of Business Undergraduate Commencement held at the Leader Bank Pavilion on April 28, 2026. Photo by Adam Glanzman for Northeastern University04/28/26 – BOSTON MA. – Scenes during 2026 D’Amore-McKim School of Business Undergraduate Commencement held at the Leader Bank Pavilion on April 28, 2026. Photo by Adam Glanzman for Northeastern UniversityGraduates are silhouetted before the D’Amore-McKim School of Business Undergraduate Commencement held at the Leader Bank Pavilion on April 28, 2026. Photo by Adam Glanzman for Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University04/24/26 – BOSTON MA. – Members of the Northeastern community attend Sheila Hutchins retirement ceremony concluding 50 years of dedicated service to Northeastern in the Alumni Center on April 24, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/24/26 – BOSTON MA. – Members of the Northeastern community attend Sheila Hutchins retirement ceremony concluding 50 years of dedicated service to Northeastern in the Alumni Center on April 24, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/24/26 – BOSTON MA. – Members of the Northeastern community attend Sheila Hutchins retirement ceremony concluding 50 years of dedicated service to Northeastern in the Alumni Center on April 24, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/24/26 – BOSTON MA. – Members of the Northeastern community attend Sheila Hutchins retirement ceremony concluding 50 years of dedicated service to Northeastern in the Alumni Center on April 24, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/24/26 – BOSTON MA. – Members of the Northeastern community attend Sheila Hutchins retirement ceremony concluding 50 years of dedicated service to Northeastern in the Alumni Center on April 24, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Billie Weiss for Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Billie Weiss for Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Billie Weiss for Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Billie Weiss for Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Billie Weiss for Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Billie Weiss for Northeastern University04/24/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Lois Cornell, executive vice president of Massachusetts medical society and Northeastern graduate, speaks at the Northeastern School of Law commencement at the Leader Bank Pavilion on Friday, April 24, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/24/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Lois Cornell, executive vice president of Massachusetts medical society and Northeastern graduate, speaks at the Northeastern School of Law commencement at the Leader Bank Pavilion on Friday, April 24, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/24/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Lois Cornell, executive vice president of Massachusetts medical society and Northeastern graduate, speaks at the Northeastern School of Law commencement at the Leader Bank Pavilion on Friday, April 24, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/24/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Lois Cornell, executive vice president of Massachusetts medical society and Northeastern graduate, speaks at the Northeastern School of Law commencement at the Leader Bank Pavilion on Friday, April 24, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/24/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Lois Cornell, executive vice president of Massachusetts medical society and Northeastern graduate, speaks at the Northeastern School of Law commencement at the Leader Bank Pavilion on Friday, April 24, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/29/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrates its graduate 2026 Commencement ceremony at Boston’s Historic Fenway Park on Wednesday April 29, 2026. Speakers included Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun, Alan McKim, founder, executive chairman and chief technology officer of Clean Harbor, a distinguished group of influential figures, as well as student speakers. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/29/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrates its undergraduate 2026 Commencement ceremony at Boston’s Historic Fenway Park on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Speakers included Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, Hilary Duff, musician, actress and entrepreneur, a distinguished group of influential figures, as well as student speakers. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/29/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrates its undergraduate 2026 Commencement ceremony at Boston’s Historic Fenway Park on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Speakers included Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, Hilary Duff, musician, actress and entrepreneur, a distinguished group of influential figures, as well as student speakers. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/29/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrates its undergraduate 2026 Commencement ceremony at Boston’s Historic Fenway Park on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Speakers included Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, Hilary Duff, musician, actress and entrepreneur, a distinguished group of influential figures, as well as student speakers. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/29/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrates its undergraduate 2026 Commencement ceremony at Boston’s Historic Fenway Park on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Speakers included Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, Hilary Duff, musician, actress and entrepreneur, a distinguished group of influential figures, as well as student speakers. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Adam Glanzman for Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Adam Glanzman for Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Adam Glanzman for Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Adam Glanzman for Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Adam Glanzman for Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Adam Glanzman for Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/24/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Lois Cornell, executive vice president of Massachusetts medical society and Northeastern graduate, speaks at the Northeastern School of Law commencement at the Leader Bank Pavilion on Friday, April 24, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/24/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Lois Cornell, executive vice president of Massachusetts medical society and Northeastern graduate, speaks at the Northeastern School of Law commencement at the Leader Bank Pavilion on Friday, April 24, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/24/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Lois Cornell, executive vice president of Massachusetts medical society and Northeastern graduate, speaks at the Northeastern School of Law commencement at the Leader Bank Pavilion on Friday, April 24, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/24/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Lois Cornell, executive vice president of Massachusetts medical society and Northeastern graduate, speaks at the Northeastern School of Law commencement at the Leader Bank Pavilion on Friday, April 24, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/27/26 – BOSTON MA. – Scenes during the College of Social Sciences & Humanities Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement held at the Leader Bank Pavilion on April 27, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/27/26 – BOSTON MA. – Scenes during the College of Social Sciences & Humanities Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement held at the Leader Bank Pavilion on April 27, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/27/26 – BOSTON MA. – Scenes during the College of Social Sciences & Humanities Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement held at the Leader Bank Pavilion on April 27, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/27/26 – BOSTON MA. – Scenes during the College of Social Sciences & Humanities Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement held at the Leader Bank Pavilion on April 27, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/27/26 – BOSTON MA. – Scenes during the College of Social Sciences & Humanities Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement held at the Leader Bank Pavilion on April 27, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/29/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrates its undergraduate 2026 Commencement ceremony at Boston’s Historic Fenway Park on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Speakers included Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, Hilary Duff, musician, actress and entrepreneur, a distinguished group of influential figures, as well as student speakers. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/29/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrates its undergraduate 2026 Commencement ceremony at Boston’s Historic Fenway Park on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Speakers included Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, Hilary Duff, musician, actress and entrepreneur, a distinguished group of influential figures, as well as student speakers. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/29/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrates its undergraduate 2026 Commencement ceremony at Boston’s Historic Fenway Park on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Speakers included Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, Hilary Duff, musician, actress and entrepreneur, a distinguished group of influential figures, as well as student speakers. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/29/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrates its undergraduate 2026 Commencement ceremony at Boston’s Historic Fenway Park on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Speakers included Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, Hilary Duff, musician, actress and entrepreneur, a distinguished group of influential figures, as well as student speakers. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/29/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrates its undergraduate 2026 Commencement ceremony at Boston’s Historic Fenway Park on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Speakers included Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, Hilary Duff, musician, actress and entrepreneur, a distinguished group of influential figures, as well as student speakers. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/29/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrates its undergraduate 2026 Commencement ceremony at Boston’s Historic Fenway Park on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Speakers included Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, Hilary Duff, musician, actress and entrepreneur, a distinguished group of influential figures, as well as student speakers. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/27/26 – BOSTON MA. – Scenes during the College of Social Sciences & Humanities Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement held at the Leader Bank Pavilion on April 27, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/27/26 – BOSTON MA. – Scenes during the College of Social Sciences & Humanities Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement held at the Leader Bank Pavilion on April 27, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/27/26 – BOSTON MA. – Scenes during the College of Social Sciences & Humanities Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement held at the Leader Bank Pavilion on April 27, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/27/26 – BOSTON MA. – Scenes during the College of Social Sciences & Humanities Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement held at the Leader Bank Pavilion on April 27, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/27/26 – BOSTON MA. – Scenes during the College of Social Sciences & Humanities Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement held at the Leader Bank Pavilion on April 27, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/28/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Scenes from the Torch Scholars brunch in the Curry Ballroom on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/28/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Scenes from the Torch Scholars brunch in the Curry Ballroom on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/28/26 – BOSTON, MA. -Torch Scholar graduate Nicole Pantiledes, environmental and sustainability sciences, smiles as she receives her stole from Chancellor Henderson and shakes hands with academic advisor Leroy Jackson during the Torch Scholars ceremony and brunch in the Curry Ballroom on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/28/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern Chancellor Ken Henderson congratulates graduates at the Torch Scholars brunch in the Curry Ballroom on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityIqra Salad hugs Keyla Eusebio at the Torch Scholars brunch in the Curry Ballroom on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/28/26 – BOSTON MA. – Mike Armini, Vice President for External Affairs, speaks during the 2026 Moakley Scholars Reception held in the 8th for of EXP on April 28, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/28/26 – BOSTON MA. – Scenes during the 2026 Moakley Scholars Reception held in the 8th for of EXP on April 28, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/28/26 – BOSTON MA. – John Tobin Vice President, City & Community Engagement speaks during the 2026 Moakley Scholars Reception held in the 8th for of EXP on April 28, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/28/26 – BOSTON MA. – Scenes during the 2026 Moakley Scholars Reception held in the 8th for of EXP on April 28, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/28/26 – BOSTON MA. – Scenes during the 2026 Moakley Scholars Reception held in the 8th for of EXP on April 28, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University04/29/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrates its undergraduate 2026 Commencement ceremony at Boston’s Historic Fenway Park on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Speakers included Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, Hilary Duff, musician, actress and entrepreneur, a distinguished group of influential figures, as well as student speakers. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/29/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrates its undergraduate 2026 Commencement ceremony at Boston’s Historic Fenway Park on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Speakers included Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, Hilary Duff, musician, actress and entrepreneur, a distinguished group of influential figures, as well as student speakers. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/29/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrates its undergraduate 2026 Commencement ceremony at Boston’s Historic Fenway Park on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Speakers included Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, Hilary Duff, musician, actress and entrepreneur, a distinguished group of influential figures, as well as student speakers. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/29/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrates its undergraduate 2026 Commencement ceremony at Boston’s Historic Fenway Park on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Speakers included Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, Hilary Duff, musician, actress and entrepreneur, a distinguished group of influential figures, as well as student speakers. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University04/29/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrates its undergraduate 2026 Commencement ceremony at Boston’s Historic Fenway Park on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Speakers included Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, Hilary Duff, musician, actress and entrepreneur, a distinguished group of influential figures, as well as student speakers. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
