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News Roundup

Beto O’Rourke to Deliver Commencement Address at Paul Quinn College

Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is scheduled to deliver the commencement address at Paul Quinn College on May 4. O’Rourke, a former congressman from El Paso  posted a video announcing the upcoming engagement at the historically Black college based in Dallas. “It’s an all-time honor to return to Paul Quinn College to join the inspiring graduating […]

April 24, 2019

HBCUs

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to Serve as Spelman Commencement Speaker

Keisha Lance Bottoms, the 60th Mayor of Atlanta, will serve as Spelman College’s commencement speaker on Sunday, May 19. During the class of 2019’s commencement ceremony, Bottoms will address the 474 graduating seniors at the all-women’s, historically Black college, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. She will also receive the National Community Service Award. Other award recipients […]

April 23, 2019

News Roundup

Actress Regina Hall to Deliver Commencement Address at Dillard University

Actress Regina Hall is slated to deliver the commencement address at Dillard University on Saturday, May 11. Hall, an award winning actress known for her roles in The Best Man, Think Like a Man  and Girls Trip, has a body of work that spans two decades. “I am always looking to elevate new voices for […]

April 22, 2019

MSIs

Middlebury Institute Announces Benjamin Jealous as Spring Commencement Speaker

The Middlebury Institute of International Studies has announced that former president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Benjamin Jealous will be the commencement speaker for the 2019 Spring Commencement Ceremony. In 2008, Jealous became the youngest person to hold the title as president of the organization. Before his time at […]

April 3, 2019

News Roundup

Congressman Elijah Cummings Slated to Speak at Morgan State University’s Commencement

Maryland Congressman Elijah E. Cummings will be the commencement speaker at Morgan State University’s 143rd Spring Commencement ceremony on May 18, the university recently announced. Cummings, a member of Morgan’s Board of Regents, will deliver his address to the university’s Spring 2019 class consisting of almost 800 students at the Hughes Memorial Stadium. This marks […]

March 29, 2019

News Roundup

SC State University Announce Sen. Cory Booker as Commencement Speaker

South Carolina State University (SCSU) administrators have announced the New Jersey senator and 2020 presidential candidate Cory Booker will be the commencement speaker for the school’s spring 2019 Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 10 at the Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. “I am honored to have the opportunity to address the graduating class at South Carolina […]

March 26, 2019

News Roundup

Virginia State President to Honor Daughter at Winter Commencement

On December 15, Virginia State University (VSU) president Dr. Makola M. Abdullah will recognize more than 300 graduates during the winter graduation ceremony. One graduate in particular is special to Abdullah, his daughter, Sefiyetu. Sefiyetu Abdullah, 19, will be one of the youngest graduates in the VSU Class of 2018, graduating with summa cum laude […]

December 12, 2018

International

Naming Rights

I’ve thought a lot about this seemingly simple act of reading names at Commencement. Mostly I’ve thought that this ritual is far from simple: it punctuates one of the most complex learning experiences of college — figuring out who you are and what that who will be called. The 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child recognizes this powerful marker of human identity and human dignity. By signing on to this agreement (as have nearly 200 countries have) states must act in the best interests of children by complying with basic rights, including, vitally, the right to their own name and identity from birth.

December 10, 2018

News Roundup

Lewis University Winter Commencement Rescheduled Due to Mumps Outbreak

According to Lewis University officials, the institution has rescheduled its winter commencement, originally scheduled for Dec. 15-16 to May 17-19 due to a mumps outbreak. The rescheduling will not delay the customary timeline for graduates to obtain their diplomas and have access to transcripts, according to the Chicago Tribune. Courses and final exams will continue […]

December 7, 2018

Opinion

‘Tafu’ for Snafu and iPhones at Graduation

Yes, it’s complicated. Which is why no government should attempt to carry out an ad hoc zero tolerance immigration plan at the border that includes an ad hoc separation of children from parents without a way to reconnect said children to parents.

June 24, 2018

Students

Father, Daughter Get Temple University Degrees Together

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A father and daughter in Philadelphia walked across the stage together to get their undergraduate degrees from Temple University. Craig Manning and his daughter, Juliana, graduated from Temple on Thursday. He graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in film and media arts and she graduated with a dual major in linguistics […]

May 13, 2018

News Roundup

University of Florida Apologizes for Pushy Graduation Usher

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida is apologizing to students who complained that an usher was aggressively pushing and grabbing them as they entered the stage during a graduation ceremony. University of Florida President W. Kent Fuchs said on Twitter on Sunday the usher was “inappropriately aggressive in rushing students across the stage.” The […]

May 7, 2018