Commencement Speakers Announced: Barnard, Brooklyn College, Connecticut College, Dartmouth, Nichols, RIT, St. Norbert, U of Pennsylvania, Wellesley, Whitman

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February 10, 2017

Barnard College: Joanne Liu, international president of Doctors Without Borders and associate professor of medicine at the University of Montreal.
Brooklyn College of City University of New York: Senator Bernie Sanders.
Connecticut College: Colson Whitehead, the novelist.
Dartmouth College: Jake Tapper, the CNN news anchor.
Nichols College: Marty Allen, former president of California Closets Co.
Rochester Institute of Technology: Austin McChord, founder and CEO of the technology company Datto Inc.
St. Norbert College: Thomas Kunkel, who is retiring as president of the college this year.
University of Pennsylvania: Senator Cory Booker.
Wellesley College: Hillary Clinton, the former senator, secretary of state and presidential candidate.
Whitman College: Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, director of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development.

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