President Obama will receive the honorary Doctor of Laws
degree—the highest honor—from the prestigious Howard University. Cicely Tyson
also receiving honorary degree.
This year’s Convocation will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2016, on
the Upper Quadrangle of the Howard main campus.
The Convocation is for all candidates having completed their
degree and met their financial requirements as of Summer 2015, December 2015,
and May 2016.
Gates will open at 7:30 a.m. The processional of the prospective
graduates and the platform party will begin at 8:30 a.m.. The Convocation will
begin at 10:00 a.m.
President Barack Obama will deliver the keynote address at Howard
University's commencement ceremony this year.
“It is an extraordinary honor and privilege," said Howard
President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick. "President Obama’s own legacy gives
the Howard Community great expectations for the leadership footprint it will
leave on America and the globe."
President Obama will receive the honorary Doctor of Laws
degree—the highest honor—from the university, on the same day that the school
will bestow 1,300 Bachelor's Degrees, more than 300 Master's, and more than 100
Ph.Ds, according to Howard. The
university is giving honorary degrees to Ambassador Horace Greeley Dawson Jr.,
actress/Delta Cicely Tyson, and physician L.D. Britt.
Commencement takes place on Saturday, May 7. Howard's website
for the event has a clock counting down to the second until the ceremony
begins.
About Howard University:
Founded in 1867, Howard University is a private, research HBCU university that
is comprised of 13 schools and colleges. Students pursue studies in more than
120 areas leading to undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. Since
1998, the University has produced two Rhodes Scholars, three Truman Scholars,
two Marshall Scholars, 30 Fulbright Scholars and 11 Pickering Fellows. Howard
also produces more on campus African-American Ph.D. recipients than any other
university in the United States. For more information on Howard University, call
202-238-2330, or visit the University's Web site at www.howard.edu
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