BOSTON, MA – U.S. Senator Barack Obama will deliver the keynote address and receive an honorary doctor of laws degree at the University of Massachusetts Boston’s 38th Commencement ceremony on June 2, 2006, Chancellor Michael F. Collins, MD, announced today.
“With over half of its undergraduates representing first-generation college students, UMass Boston is leading the way in giving young Americans a chance to compete in the 21st century global economy by providing them with a quality education in a diverse setting,” Seen. Obama said. “I am honored to have the opportunity to speak at this remarkable institution and to visit a city that I love.”
Senator Obama (D-Illinois), who was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004, will be joined by fellow honorary degree recipients Marvalene Hughes, president, Dillard University in New Orleans; Thomas W. Payzant, superintendent, Boston Public Schools; and Sylvia Poggioli, senior European correspondent, National Public Radio.
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