honorary degrees
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November 11, 2024
Four recommended for Winter Commencement honorary degrees
Rebecca Blumenstein will be the main speaker at the the 2024 Winter Commencement on Dec. 15. Others recommended for honorary degrees along with her are John D. Evans, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Margaret H. Hamilton.
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September 5, 2024
University seeks nominations for honorary degree recipients
The university community is being asked to nominate individuals who have contributed to their field or society to be considered for honorary degrees.
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May 4, 2024
Commencement speaker shares how magic provides insight to shape lives
Spring Commencement speaker Brad Meltzer told U-M graduates to draw upon the magic in their lives as they enter the world and continue to grow and transform into the best versions of themselves.
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March 25, 2024
Five recommended for Spring Commencement honorary degrees
Five leaders in the fields of writing, medicine, philanthropy and journalism are being recommended for honorary degrees at the Ann Arbor campus’ 2024 Spring Commencement.
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December 17, 2023
Graduates urged to offer ‘defiant humanism’ in troubled times
Author, journalist and commentator David Brooks encouraged U-M’s December graduates to embrace “brave living,” and seek out personal connections and moral values in the face of growing global challenges.
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October 31, 2023
Three recommended for Winter Commencement honorary degrees
Three leaders in the fields of journalism, poetry and space science research are being recommended for honorary degrees at the Ann Arbor campus’ 2023 Winter Commencement.
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September 25, 2023
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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September 19, 2023
University seeks nominations for honorary degree recipients
The U-M community is being asked to nominate individuals who have contributed to their field or society to be considered for honorary degrees.
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April 29, 2023
Marsalis to graduates: ‘We need a revolution of thought and feeling’
Spring Commencement speaker Wynton Marsalis told U-M’s spring graduates they are “a bridge in the unrelenting cycle of life,” and must step up during difficult times to be leaders, critical thinkers and people willing to spark a change.
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December 18, 2022
Winter graduates told ‘persistence makes the impossible achievable’
Winter Commencement speaker Vera L. Songwe encouraged U-M graduates to embrace a future of possibilities and persist throughout any hardships that may come along the way.
