Colleges announce commencement speakers

Commencement Speakers Announced: Bard, Bergen CC, Dickinson, Finlandia, Ithaca, Johns Hopkins, Lawrence, Mary Baldwin, Morgan State, Mount Saint Mary's, Pitzer, South Carolina State, Trinity, U North Dakota, Wells, WPI

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Scott Jaschik

March 29, 2019

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Bard College: New Orleans mayor LaToya Cantrell.
Bergen Community College: Zakiya Smith Ellis, New Jersey secretary of higher education.
Dickinson College: Pierce Brosnan, the actor.
Finlandia University: Bishop Katherine A. Finegan, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Ithaca College: Mildred García, president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
Johns Hopkins University: Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic.
Lawrence University: Lee Shallat Chemel, the director.
Mary Baldwin University: Dorie Clark, the marketing strategist.
Morgan State University: U.S. Representative Elijah E. Cummings.
Mount Saint Mary's University, in California: Abby Maxman, president and CEO of Oxfam America.
Pitzer College: Laverne Cox, the actress.
South Carolina State University: Cory Booker, the U.S. senator and presidential candidate.
Trinity College, in Connecticut: Samuel H. Kennedy, CEO and president of the Boston Red Sox.
University of North Dakota: Heather Wilson, U.S. secretary of the Air Force.
Wells College: Rebecca Haag, executive director of Island Grown Initiative.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute: Ellen Stofan, the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum; and Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.