UC Berkeley School of Information 2026 Commencement

The commencement ceremony honors the class of 2026 with keynote speaker Vera Zakem and student speakers. The ceremony honors graduates from all four School of Information degree programs: Ph.D. in information science, Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS), Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS), and Master of Information and Cybersecurity (MICS), from Summer 2025, Fall 2025, and Spring 2026. Outstanding master’s capstone projects will be honored with the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Award, the Lily L. Chang MICS Capstone Award, the James R. Chen Award for outstanding MIMS final projects, and the Sarukkai Social Impact Award. 0:00:00 — Processional 0:10:47 — Welcome (Eric Meyer) 0:17:54 — Keynote Speaker: Vera Zakem 0:35:36 — Tonya Nguyen (Doctor of Philosophy in Information Science) 0:42:12 — Larry Arpia Jr. (Master of Information and Cybersecurity) 0:47:52 — Trisha Ahmed (Master of Information Management and Systems) 0:53:39 — Siddharth Manu (Master of Information and Data Science) 0:59:20 — Awards Presentation: MICS 1:00:34 — Awards Presentation: MIMS 1:01:28 — Awards Presentation: MIDS 1:03:15 — Conferral of Degrees: Doctor of Philosophy in Information Science 1:09:26 — Conferral of Degrees: Master of Information and Cybersecurity 1:17:53 — Conferral of Degrees: Master of Information Management and Systems 1:26:30 — Conferral of Degrees: Master of Information and Data Science 1:46:24 — Alumni Speaker: Joshua Blumenstock (Ph.D. ’12) 1:51:40 — Closing Remarks Follow along with the online program: https://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/events/2026/commencement/program