Heartfelt Farewell: Celebrating Yale's Class of 2026

Yale University

As a joyous parade of soon-to-be graduates snaked toward Yale's Old Campus, where family and friends awaited the formal start of Commencement on the storied grounds, Adam Walker took a moment to soak it all in.

"I'm really excited to see all my hard work come together in these final moments," said Walker, a graduating Yale College senior from Long Island, who marched alongside his Branford classmates on Monday.

Along pathways and sidewalks and streets, the sounds of bagpipes, chimes, and church bells mingled with cheering well-wishers as the graduates proceeded from every corner of campus, representing every undergraduate residential college and all the professional and graduate schools.

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