Winter Commencement
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December 16, 2018
Lynn Conway encourages graduates to embrace coming social change
U-M professor emerita and transgender advocate Lynn Conway stressed the importance of embracing social change and imparted wisdom from some of history’s brilliant minds in her Winter Commencement address.
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October 15, 2018
Four recommended for honorary degrees at Winter Commencement
Lynn Conway, U-M professor emerita, computer scientist, electrical engineer, inventor and a transgender activist, is one of four recommended to receive honorary degrees and will deliver the Winter Commencement address.
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December 17, 2017
Jesmyn Ward urges patience, persistence on path to success
In her address at the 2017 Winter Commencement, acclaimed author Jesmyn Ward told U-M graduates to stay patient and persist when the road to success seems long and difficult.
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November 20, 2017
Author Jesmyn Ward to deliver Winter Commencement address
Award-winning author, Tulane University professor and MacArthur Fellow Jesmyn Ward will deliver the address at the 2017 U-M Winter Commencement on Dec. 17 in Crisler Center.
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December 18, 2016
Graduates encouraged to ‘raise your sights’ in times of change
Winter Commencement speaker Dr. Julio Frenk implored U-M graduates to “raise their sights” as they embark into a world that is undergoing a pivotal moment of change.
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October 31, 2016
Special alumni award helps highlight U-M’s past, herald its future
The university is creating a special Bicentennial Alumni Award for its 200th year, honoring 20 people who embody the breadth and excellence of its more recent alumni.
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October 17, 2016
Four recommended for honorary degrees at Winter Commencement
A legendary jazz double bassist, a philanthropist to the visual and performing arts, a renowned global health leader and an innovator in medical education are scheduled to receive honorary degrees at Winter Commencement.
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December 20, 2015
Harvard law dean tells U-M crowd the world needs ‘upstanders’
U-M graduates should take on the world’s challenges as “upstanders,” not “bystanders,” Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow said at the 2015 Winter Commencement.
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December 20, 2015
Schlissel calls on graduates to heed lesson of U-M’s mistake
President Mark Schlissel urged graduates to learn from a “horrible mistake” in the university’s past, and to “use the breadth of your University of Michigan education” when debating important issues.
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October 12, 2015
Four to receive honorary degrees at Winter Commencement
A respected art museum director, pharmaceutical industry leader, legal scholar and education advocate, and an acclaimed operatic tenor are scheduled to receive honorary degrees at Winter Commencement.
