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MAY 6, 2024

The gift, the largest in Florida A&M’s 136-year history, was presented to FAMU President Larry Robinson at one of the university’s commencement ceremonies on May 4. The post Florida A&M receives record $237 million gift during commencement appeared first on University Business. Florida A&M University has received a $237.75

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JUNE 28, 2023

As Wells College graduates gathered last month, President Jonathan Gibralter delivered a commencement address that sounded like countless others delivered across the country. Wells College president Jonathan Gibralter is among the higher ed leaders who used ChatGPT to craft a graduation speech this year.

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APRIL 21, 2023

Emmy Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph will be the commencement speaker for Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences on May 14. She will receive an honorary doctor of fine arts degree in the process.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Wes Moore, governor-elect of Maryland, will be the keynote speaker for Morgan State University’s 9th Fall Commencement Exercises. We are honored to have Governor-elect Wes Moore as our fall Commencement keynote speaker. The event will take place Dec. 16 at Talmadge L. Hill Field House. He was also White House Fellow to U.S.

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MAY 1, 2023

NBC News anchor and journalist Lester Holt will be the commencement speaker for Villanova University’s Class of 2023. Lester Holt The event will take place 2:30 p.m. May 19, in Villanova Stadium. Holt will receive a Doctor of Humane Letters degree.

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University Business

APRIL 23, 2024

Morehouse College is set to announce that President Joe Biden will deliver its commencement address on May 19, but some faculty members have raised concerns about the decision, according to two people familiar with the matter and an email to faculty members reviewed by NBC News. Read more from NBC News.

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University Business

MAY 6, 2024

D’Youville University students don’t like the idea that their spring 2024 commencement speech will be delivered by an AI robot “Sophia.” soliloquy id=”1698 The post Students, faculty upset over AI robot ‘Sophia’ giving commencement speech appeared first on University Business.

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MAY 1, 2023

Spring Commencement speaker Wynton Marsalis called University of Michigan graduates “the avant-garde of our optimism,” as he advised them on how to proceed in their lives.

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APRIL 21, 2024

Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is expected to receive the honor during the university’s May 11 commencement ceremony. Lee join us at commencement and share her work through a symposium is a signal honor for our university,” said SMU President Dr. R. Gerald Turner.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard is set to speak during the 17th Annual National Black, Brown and College Bound (BBCB) Summit, according to organizers.

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MAY 21, 2023

Boos, Chants at Boston U Commencement Speech Scott Jaschik Mon, 05/22/2023 - 12:00 AM

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MAY 31, 2023

Stevens Tech Will Give Each Graduate $250 After Terrible Commencement Scott Jaschik Wed, 05/31/2023 - 06:22 AM

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JUNE 19, 2023

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is criticizing El Camino College for the way it responded to a speech at commencement this year.

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APRIL 4, 2023

Announcements about college and university commencements speakers are rolling out nationwide. All I remember about my undergraduate commencement that it was a clear day in May of 1986. What did Silber talk about at commencement in 1986? How much do commencement speakers receive? Blog: Just Explain It to Me!

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MAY 15, 2023

NYC Mayor Booed at Commencement Scott Jaschik Mon, 05/15/2023 - 03:00 AM

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MAY 25, 2023

Zelensky Gives Surprise Commencement Speech Liam Knox Fri, 05/26/2023 - 12:00 AM

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College for Creative Study

MAY 2, 2023

As a big fan of The Mandalorian series, I am thrilled to welcome Doug back to the CCS campus as our 2023 commencement speaker. Chiang studied industrial design at CCS in 1982 and joins a list of recent commencement speakers including Patricia Moore, Kevin Beasley ‘07, Edward T. Tuski, President, College for Creative Studies.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 31, 2023

Stevens Institute of Technology will give each graduate $250 to make up for a “chaotic experience” during the commencement ceremonies, NJ.com reported.

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JUNE 28, 2023

Carrie Forsyth has led UCLA’s women’s golf team to two NCAA championships, five Pac-12 titles, more than 100 All-American awards, and at least half a dozen conference Golfer of the Year accolades in 24 years as the program’s head coach. Carrie Forsyth played as a student athlete for the UCLA Bruins’ women’s golf program from 1989-1993.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 29, 2023

Liz Cheney Cheered, Protested at Commencement Scott Jaschik Tue, 05/30/2023 - 12:00 AM

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MAY 3, 2024

Grad Speakers Join the Protest Fray Johanna Alonso Fri, 05/03/2024 - 03:00 AM Speakers at USC and CUNY have withdrawn from commencement ceremonies, while one at Michigan criticized administrators for failing to divest. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso

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MARCH 31, 2024

Burgess Some students, including athletes, international students, and students working in internships, will remain on campus until the commencement ceremony in May, reports WTVD-TV Raleigh-Durham. Dr. Marcus H. Most will end the school year in remote learning.

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University Business

JANUARY 25, 2023

Roellke , PhD, joins more than 100 college presidents who offer insights into the forces reshaping higher education in the new book, “ Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era in Higher Education.” Stetson University President Christopher F. The return-on-investment questions are very, very real.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

one of the last surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen, with an honorary doctorate during commencement, NBC5 reported. Norwich University recently honored Brig. Enoch Woody Woodhouse Jr., Enoch Woody Woodhouse, Jr. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first group of all-Black military aviators in the U.S.

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MAY 12, 2023

The event includes film screenings, hip-hop performances, and the RCC commencement ceremony. Haqikah Greaves, who completed her studies at RCC while pregnant with her first child, is the commencement speaker. Roxbury Community College is celebrating its 50th anniversary over three days this weekend, GBH News reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

Every so often, we get to see a college president overjoyed by the honor of awarding their son/daughter a diploma at commencement. But rarely do we see a college president preside over a commencement ceremony where they get to award a degree to their spouse. That was the case for Dr. David K.

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DECEMBER 18, 2022

Never did I imagine that I would witness it by a prominent university leader during a commencement ceremony. Yet Purdue Northwest Chancellor Thomas Keon did exactly that when he opened his remarks to his university’s commencement ceremony last week with incoherent “Asian” gibberish. Others—including James E.

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APRIL 11, 2023

Commencement will still take place this spring. Cardinal Stritch will offer some services this coming summer to help students close to completing their graduation requirements, Scholz said. The school is also making partnerships with local universities for students seeking to transfer credits.

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APRIL 25, 2023

Back in December, the school’s Board of Trustees accepted Keon's apology for imitating speakers of Asian languages at commencement. Keon’s term ends next year given that he will have reached the limit to how long one can stay in the role, 12 years.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 7, 2024

A $237M Donation Draws Skepticism kathryn.palmer… Tue, 05/07/2024 - 03:00 AM Florida A&M celebrated a massive gift from a little-known donor announced at its commencement. But the lack of information about Gregory Gerami and his company has seeded doubts. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer

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DECEMBER 9, 2022

This latest expansion of Capital’s Main Street Scholarship will commence with enrollment Fall 2023. Capital University will now offer scholarships covering up to full tuition and mandatory fees to eligible transfer students from Columbus State Community College (CSCC) who are pursuing bachelor’s degrees.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 7, 2023

National University will launch its first mascot, Navi, a peregrine falcon, at commencement this weekend. The move raises a question: How can online institutions cultivate school spirit?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 8, 2023

More than 140 graduate and undergraduate students at MIT received red “Latinx MIT Class of 2023” stoles for this year's commencement. Latinx students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were celebrated at the inaugural MIT Latinx Graduation, held May 31 at the MIT Media Lab.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

You have enriched Northwestern University in ways that will echo for decades to come.”

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

‘I made a comment that was offensive and insensitive,’ Thomas Keon says after backlash The chancellor of Purdue University Northwest has apologized amid intense backlash, after he mocked Asian languages during a commencement speech last week. Thomas L Keon spoke at the school’s winter commencement ceremony in Hammond, Indiana, last Saturday.

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OCTOBER 22, 2023

The inaugural class of this program commenced in 2019. In 2018, the University of the People unveiled a new online Master of Education in Advanced Teaching, developed in partnership with the International Baccalaureate. The following year, in 2020, the International Baccalaureate began providing 80 scholarships for qualifying M.Ed.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Her last day as OSU president is expected to be at the end of the school year shortly after spring commencement, which is set for May 7. Johnson, president of The Ohio State University (OSU), will be stepping down, The Columbus Dispatch reported. Dr. Kristina M. Johnson "I’m saddened by the circumstances,” Johnson said. “My

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