Letters & Science congratulates our 2026 graduates

A Black man in graduation regalia stands at a podium marked with the UWM logo.
UWM Chancellor Thomas Gibson congratulates graduates on the hard work that brought them to commencment. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)

More than 3,200 students became UW-Milwaukee alumni in May at the university’s 134th commencement. Hundreds of those students hail from the College of Letters & Science, and we are excited to congratulate the new graduates as they begin their journey beyond UWM’s campus.

A full list of UWM’s graduation photos, videos, and more is available on UWM Report.

Check out these photos of Letters & Science students, staff, and alumni at Commencement.

A young woman in a graduation cap and gown holds a diploma aloft with a huge smile. She holds the leash of a brown and white service dog.
With her service dog by her side, Jerianne Bonaguidi cheers after receiving her master’s in mathematics. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Two Black men, both wearing graduation regalia, stand on stage in front of the UWM seal with flowers in the foreground.
UWM Chancellor Thomas Gibson applauds for Clayborn Benson, who received an honorary degree at commencement. Benson, a long-time journalist, Wisconsin historian and two-time College of Letters & Science alum, also served as commencement speaker. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
A Latina woman with curly dark hair wearing a gold graduation robe embraces a young man wearing a black robe and mortarboard.
College of Letters & Science academic advisor and first-generation alumna Maria Gleason-Maddox embraces her nephew Deondre Watts as he joins her as a fellow alum. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
A young Asian man wearing black and gold graduation regalia holds up his diploma and flashes a thumbs up.
New UWM psychology graduate Samuel Thoong shows off his brand new degree. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)

Several students, including biological sciences major Ireoluwa Adams, reflected on their college careers at UWM in the video below.

In case you missed it, or want to relive it, check out the video from UWM’s Commencement.