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Commencement 2026 celebrates accomplishment, purpose and community

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group shot of UCSB's Surfrider Battalion at Goleta Beach commissioning ceremony
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Darius Khatami
Newly commissioned second lieutenants (from left) Megan Schreck, Jonathan Saenz, William Nutcher, Rylie-Ann Murphy, Katherine Miller, Lia Kubitschek, Timothy Joo, Lauren Graves, Nicolas Gandolfo, Kaya Cuellar, Natalie Byrnes, Conor Buckelew and Ella Barber at Goleta Beach, June 12, 2026

Surfrider Battalion graduates commissioned at Goleta Beach ceremony
color photograph of graduate division commencement with storke tower in the background
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Matt Perko
Graduate Division commencement ceremony, June 11, 2026

UCSB Graduate Division marks milestone year
Gold sashes marked with a university seal on a navy tablecloth
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Jeff Liang

University names winners of top student awards for Class of 2026
three graduating students in Commencement regalia
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Jeff Liang

UCSB’s College of Creative Studies leads 2026 Commencement ceremonies
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Matt Perko
Alex S. Fabros Jr., May 2026

Alex Fabros, 80, makes history at UCSB
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Jaime Lester

UCSB names new dean of its Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
A red-tiled building with Lobero Theatre spelled out on the exterior. A blue banner hanging beneath reads "Inauguration of Dennis Assanis"
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Jeff Liang

The Inauguration of Chancellor Dennis Assanis
Eleni Assanis and Dennis Assanis in academic regalia
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Matt Perko

Inauguration speakers highlight leadership, innovation, community connections
two LAUR winners and UCSB's university librarian standing together outside the library
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Jeff Liang
This year’s LAUR runner-up Shirely Qiu (left) with winner Samuel Liu (center) and University Librarian Todd Grappone, May 2026

UCSB Library honors standout undergraduate researchers
Eight diverse young adults wearing black robes and blue sashes walk with the sun, trees and buildings in the background
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Matt Perko

UC Santa Barbara’s 2026 Commencement events to celebrate 6,727 graduates
A headshot of Dennis Assanis is overlaid on a landscape photo of a college campus on a navy blue background
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Matt Perko
UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Dennis Assanis

UC Santa Barbara set to celebrate inauguration of Chancellor Dennis Assanis
Man in a blue shirt and tan pants tossing a blue bean bag, with a green tree and large building in the background
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Jeff Liang
The campus Bean Bag Toss Tournament brings out the crowds during the annual United for Education campaign.

UCSB’s United for Education campaign leverages small acts for big community impact
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