President Obama is coming to The Mecca.
Howard University President, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, has announced that President, Barack Obama, will deliver the keynote address during Howard University’s 2016 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7, 2016. Howard University will also give the President an honorary degree, Doctor of Laws, the University’s highest honor.
President Barack Obama to deliver Howard University 2016 Commencement Address https://t.co/fS3ClsgHs2 #HowardU16 pic.twitter.com/wCDf52xIoR
— Howard University (@HowardU) April 14, 2016
Welcome to Commencement 2016, Mr. President (@POTUS)! #HowardU16 https://t.co/YkU6ncI1dv pic.twitter.com/xqj0rmL2tz
— Wayne A.I. Frederick (@HUPrez17) April 14, 2016
“It is an extraordinary honor and privilege for the Howard University community to welcome President Barack H. Obama to our campus to deliver the 2016 commencement address,” said Howard University President, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick. “The President’s commitment to education, especially for those who can least afford it, dovetails with Howard’s commitment to provide these same students with a rigorous, intellectually-stimulating, and academically-challenging educational experience.”
President Obama is the sixth sitting U.S. President to deliver the keynote address at a Howard University commencement, and this will be the third time in his presidency that he’s given a commencement speech at an HBCU. L.D. Britt, M.D., MPH Ambassador Horace Greeley Dawson Jr., and Ms. Cicely Tyson will also join the president in receiving honorary degrees this year.
