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In Photos: GW Commencement 2026 on the National Mall
In Photos: GW Commencement 2026 on the National Mall
The Class of 2026 and their guests filled the grounds around the Washington Monument to celebrate their academic achievements.
May 17, 2026
Members of the Class of 2026 toss their caps into the air after being conferred at Commencement Sunday in the shadows of the Washington Monument. (Joy Asico-Smith/For GW Today)
Thousands of members of the George Washington University Class of 2026, their families and friends filled the Washington Monument grounds Sunday for GW's Commencement 2025. Highlighted by Commencement speaker Rebecca Cutler, B.A. '01, the president of MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), the celebratory event continued a tradition in which GW is the only university in the world to have its Commencement ceremony on the National Mall. GW Today photographers William Atkins, Joy Asico-Smith, Lexi Critchett and Lily Speredelozi captured these images from the Mall:
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