# @auburnfocal on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJwlnBRNJg8
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69295674-auburnfocal-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/bc54aa4066.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-05-17T15:09:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Daniel Jacobi II (@auburnfocal) — https://gondola.cc/auburnfocal

## Caption

Select images from the 155th umass Amherst Undergraduate Commencement at McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Friday, May 16, 2025, in Amherst, Mass.

1. Graduates wave to the crowd.

2. Graduates listen to different speakers.

3. Graduates Carly Smith, left, and Samantha Erickson cheer after moving their tassels.

4. Graduate Harvey Dolan faces away from the podium as UMass Chancellor Javier A. Reyes speaks. Dolan was one of the students arrested last year during the Palestinian encampment. “It has been disheartening that no action has been taken after the harm caused to the protesters,” Dolan said. “I’m not happy seeing Reyes speak... I don’t feel represented by him.”

5. Graduates wave to the crowd.

6. Graduates Vicki Miller, left, and Jessica Wood, right, wait in the shade before the ceremony.

7. Undergraduate student speaker David Dagenais takes a selfie after speaking.

8. Graduate Emily Childs fixes their tassel before the ceremony.

9. Social and Behavioral Science Graduates cheer after being recognized.

10. Graduates wait in line before the ceremony.

11. Graduate Alyssa Styller sits with an electric fan while waiting to line up before the ceremony.

12. Graduates listen to different speakers.

13. Keynote speaker David Korins speaks.

14. Attendees walk to their seats before the ceremony.

For the dailyhampshiregazette
#massachusetts #umass #amherst #flagship #graduation #2025 #classof2025 #photography

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Jacobi II | @auburnfocal | https://gondola.cc/auburnfocal | Photographer |

## Tags

flagship, amherst, umass, graduation, classof2025, photography, massachusetts, 2025

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