{"id":28572,"date":"2026-05-21T15:56:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/?post_type=story&#038;p=28572"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:56:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:56:04","slug":"sounds-of-clark-universitys-2026-commencement","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/21\/sounds-of-clark-universitys-2026-commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"Sounds of Clark University&#8217;s 2026 Commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"175\" style=\"border:0;width:100%;max-width:800px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sounds-of-clark-university-commencement-2026\/id1608025510?i=1000768965013\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>On this episode of <strong>Challenge. Change.<\/strong>, relive the highlights of Commencement 2026, held on Monday, May 18, at the DCU Center in Worcester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commencement speakers \u2014 including renowned astrophysicist and University of Chicago Professor Wendy L. Freedman; Sir Andrew Steer, one of the world\u2019s foremost climate experts; Board of Trustees chair Roy DiNicola &#8217;90; William Stafford &#8217;26; and Nourhan Beshir Attia, M.S. &#8217;26 \u2014 noted the challenges that graduates, and the rest of the world, will face in the coming years, climate change chief among them. But they also underscored the importance of determination and confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Challenge. Change.<\/strong>\u00a0is produced by Melissa Hanson for Clark University. Listen and subscribe on\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4UuYAjq1d3Hq45cjwxoCNL\">Spotify<\/a>\u202for\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/challenge-change\/id1608025510\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>. 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