Commencement Speakers Announced: Berea, Case Western, Eureka, Furman, Kennesaw State, LeTourneau, Mills, Mount St. Mary’s, Owensboro Community Tech, Palm Beach Atlantic, Skidmore, Texas A&M, Truman State, U. of Arts, U. of Findlay

The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers for spring 2014:

• Berea College: bell hooks, the author, and Silas House, the novelist.
• Case Western Reserve University: Mohamed ibn Chambas, joint chief mediator overseeing the Darfur peace negotiations for the African Union and United Nations.
• Eureka College: Sister Judith Ann Duvall, chairperson of the OSF Healthcare System Board of Directors.
• Furman University: Carl Kohrt, interim president of the university.
• Kennesaw State University: Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal and others.
• LeTourneau University: Robert D. Lawler, president and CEO of Chesapeake Energy.
• Mills College: Daljit Bains, chief compliance officer at the Peace Corps.
• Mount St. Mary's College, in California: Maryann Cusimano Love, adviser to the U.S. Department of State and associate professor of international relations at Catholic University of America.
• Owensboro Community and Technical College: Jill Biden, a community college professor and wife of the vice president.
• Palm Beach Atlantic University: Florida State Senator Joe Negron.
• Skidmore College: Neil Shubin, the evolutionary biologist and author, and Janet Lucas Whitman, a trustee emerita of the college.
• Texas A&M University: Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples.
• Truman State University: N. Katherine Hayles, professor of literature and director of graduate studies at Duke University.
• University of the Arts: Robert Battle, artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
• University of Findlay: Darin E. Fields, the university's vice president for academic affairs, and Jeanne Kelly, founder and executive director of Encore Creativity for Older Adults.