Commencement Speakers Announced: Endicott, Eureka, Heidelberg, Life Pacific, Macaulay Honors, Morehouse, Northern Essex CC, U of Arizona, U of Maryland College Park, Washington U, Xavier Louisiana, Yeshiva U

The following colleges have announced their commencement speakers for spring 2016:

• Endicott College: Joyce and Bill Cummings, co-founders of the Cummings Foundation and director and founder, respectively, of Cummings Properties.
• Eureka College: David Axelrod, former White House senior adviser to President Obama and founding director of the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago.
• Heidelberg University: Aris M. Kaplanis, an entrepreneur.
• Life Pacific College: Doretha O’Quinn, provost and vice president of Vanguard University.
• Macaulay Honors College of the City University of New York: Marion Nestle, the Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health at New York University.
• Morehouse College: Strive Masiyiwa, Zimbabwe’s first billionaire.
• Northern Essex Community College: Wendy Y. Estrella, a lawyer.
• University of Arizona: U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.
• University of Maryland at College Park: Kevin Plank, founder and CEO of Under Armour.
• Washington University in St. Louis: U.S. Representative John R. Lewis, the civil rights pioneer.
• Xavier University of Louisiana: Helene D. Gayle, CEO of McKinsey Social Initiative.
• Yeshiva University: Robert K. Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots.