honorary degrees
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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.
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October 31, 2022
Three recommended for Winter Commencement honorary degrees
Three leaders in the fields of international finance, higher education and medical research are being recommended for honorary degrees at the U-M Ann Arbor campus’ 2022 Winter Commencement.
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September 26, 2022
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 30, 2022
Maria Shriver tells grads that fears are ‘a window into your own bravery’
At the first in-person U-M Spring Commencement since 2019, award-winning journalist, author and former California first lady Maria Shriver told graduates they’ve been given “the gift of a shredded rule book.”
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March 17, 2022
Shriver, Fauci, Klawe to speak at Spring Commencement
The U.S. president’s chief medical adviser, an award-winning journalist and a computer scientist are recommended to receive honorary degrees and will speak at U-M’s various Spring Commencement ceremonies.
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December 19, 2021
Winter graduates urged to ‘value the fearless pursuit of truth’
Speaking at U-M’s first in-person Winter Commencement since 2019, Ruth Simmons, president of Prairie View A&M University, cautioned graduates not to shed the high expectations and standards set for them as students.
