Regis College Awards Degrees to More than 1,000 Students, Including 628 Nursing Degrees
As it begins to recognize its centennial year, Regis College celebrated its 96th commencement on Saturday, May 9 at the Leader Bank Pavilion, where it awarded 1,036 degrees from associate to doctoral levels including to Melisa Lopez Martinez, of Winthrop, who received a Social Work degree..
With more than 600 nursing students graduating, the degree was once again the highest number awarded among the university's programs amid the local, regional and national nursing shortage. To address the urgent need for health care professionals during a national and regional nursing shortage, Regis has graduated more than 3,700 nursing students in the past five years.
With her approaching retirement on June 30, Antoinette Hays, PhD, RN, reflected on her 15 years as president in her final remarks to the graduating class.
President Hays was awarded an honorary degree for her compassionate and visionary leadership. This year's commencement marks the conclusion of President Hays' leadership of the university.
Kerry Kennedy, President of the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center delivered the commencement address and received an honorary degree.
Honorary degrees were also awarded to Kathleen Jose '87, '94, MSN, RN, former chair of the university's board and chief nursing officer of Lahey Health; Tracy Palandjian, MBA, co-founder and CEO of Social Finance; and Gerald Algere, senior vice president and managing director of institutional banking at The Washington Trust Company.
D’ambrosio Earns Faculty Honors at Georgia Tech for the Fall 2025 Semester
Jackson D'ambrosio of Winthrop, earned the distinction of Faculty Honors for Fall 2025 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have earned a 4.0 academic average for the semester.
Read about other accomplished scholars on Gold Letters: A Spotlight on Student Achievement and learn about Georgia Tech's goal to attract, retain, and inspire more students by visiting Transforming Tomorrow: The Campaign for Georgia Tech.
The Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is one of the top public research universities in the U.S., developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition.
The Institute offers business, computing, design, engineering, liberal arts, and sciences degrees, as well as professional development and K-12 programs for fostering success at every stage of life. Its more than 56,000 undergraduate and graduate students represent 54 U.S. states and territories and more than 146 countries. They study at the main campus in Atlanta, at instructional sites around the world, and through distance and online learning.
As a leading technological university, Georgia Tech is an engine of economic development for Georgia, the Southeast, and the nation, conducting more than $1 billion in research annually for government, industry, and society.
Dean’s List honors announced at Tufts University
Tufts University recently announced the dean’s list for the spring 2026 semester. Dean’s list honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater. The following students were named to the dean’s list:
Siena Furfaro, Class of 2028, of Winthrop (02152)
Zoe Long, Class of 2027, of Winthrop (02152)
Edwin Santamaria Aguilar, Class of 2028, of Winthrop (02152)
John Tracy, Class of 2028, of Winthrop (02152)
Tufts University, located on campuses in Boston, Medford/Somerville and Grafton, Massachusetts, and in Talloires, France, is recognized among the premier research universities in the United States. Tufts enjoys a global reputation for academic excellence and for the preparation of students as leaders in a wide range of professions. A growing number of innovative teaching and research initiatives span all Tufts campuses, and collaboration among the faculty and students in the undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across the university’s schools is widely encouraged.
Regis Students Showcase Scholarship at Third Annual Social Justice Research Symposium
Cosponsored by the Writing Program and the Center for Student Engagement, the symposium features student research panels, poster presentations, art/music displays and performances, and thesis slams from students across the university’s undergraduate and graduate programs.
More than 200 students participated in the event, highlighting Regis’ mission to cultivate students as change agents in their communities, and to encourage them to serve and lead as advocates for a more just and compassionate global society.
“This is the third annual symposium bringing together the research and voices of students, faculty, and staff at Regis to explore unsolved issues in our local and larger communities,” said Associate Professor of the Writing Program and Symposium Coordinator Jennifer Krusinger, PhD. “At a time when AI plays an ever-more dynamic and unpredictable role in many of the professions and our society, this event underscores the power of our mission at Regis and our unique emphasis on the human role in identifying a need, taking responsibility, and developing solutions in a socially just way.”
Students who presented their research included:
Ariana Hernandez, of Winthrop (02152), a Nursing major, presented on “Social Media: Insecurity and Algorithm E^ects Amongst Youth”.
Melisa Lopez Martinez, of Winthrop (02152), a Social Work major, presented on “The Right to Belong: Voices, Struggles & The Pursuit of Opportunity”.