Commencement 2026 in Northeastern Global News
May 18, 2026
Northeastern Oakland, Silicon Valley graduates told their degree is ‘not just a credential, it’s a connection’
In the middle of Northeastern University’s commencement ceremony for the Oakland and Silicon Valley graduating class of 2026, a small white dog leaped from a spectator’s lap and chased an unsuspecting pair of ducks across the grass on Holmgren Meadow.
Like the graduates seated around him, he was having his moment.
The two-hour ceremony, held at the Oakland campus on Saturday and livestreamed on the university’s website, celebrated 304 graduates – 84 from Oakland, 206 from Silicon Valley, and 14 others – who gathered with their friends, families and faculty to receive their degrees, a culmination of years of work, all wrapped up in this moment.
