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(July 10, 2025) — More than 800 Eastern Connecticut State University students received undergraduate and graduate-level degrees in the 2024-25 academic year, which culminated this past May with two commencement ceremonies at the conclusion of the spring 2025 semester. Among the graduates was Tiernan Powers of Haddam Neck, who received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance.
The graduates went through the University’s School of Arts and Sciences, School of Education and Professional Studies, and Graduate Division. Popular undergraduate majors included business administration, psychology, health sciences, sociology, and communication. At the graduate level, degrees were awarded in fields such as accounting, education (early childhood, elementary, secondary), management, applied data science, special education, and educational technology.
During her keynote speech at the May 20, 2025 undergraduate commencement ceremony, Dr. Mary Grant, president of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, applauded the graduates for their resilience, especially as the first class to attend college following the initial shutdown of the COVID-19 pandemic.
