According to a press release obtained by Blavity, Vice President Harris will deliver the keynote address for the undergraduate Commencement on May. 7 in Hale Stadium.

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin will also address graduate students during the commencement ceremony at an indoor ceremony on Friday, May. 6, in the Gentry Center Complex.

Approximately 900 degrees will be handed out during the ceremony.

TSU is honored that Vice
Pres Kamala Harris will
be Commencement
speaker for our
undergrad ceremony.
Graduates are excited to
welcome VP Harris to
this maior milestone in
their lives. Birmingham
Mayor Randall Woodfin will address the graduate ceremony. Both are HBCU trailblazers pic.twitter.com/fGf1VvTcCW

— Dr. Glenda Glover (@gloverpres) April 22, 2022

Glenda Glover, the President of TSU, shared that the school is excited to have the Vice President and Mayor of Birmingham deliver addresses at the commencement ceremonies.

“We are excited to have the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, and Mayor Randall Woodfin of Birmingham,” Glover said. “two trailblazers and history makers, deliver the keynote address for our commencement ceremonies.”

Glover also said that the commencement is significant to the students and to have the Vice President in attendance is a special moment for them and their families.

TSU is pleased to announce that @VP Kamala Harris will will deliver the keynote address on Sat.,May 7, for the 2022 Spring Undergraduate Commencement. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin will address graduate students on Fri., May 6. Both ceremonies follow COVID-19 guidelines. pic.twitter.com/D5s9rLsNVL

— Tennessee State University (@TSUedu) April 22, 2022

“Commencement marks a major milestone in our student’s lives, but to have the Vice President of the United States as your guest speaker makes this moment even more special for our students and their families,” Glover said. “I believe they will also appreciate the fact that both Vice President Harris and Mayor Woodfin are HBCU graduates, a testament to the caliber of students TSU and other HBCUs produce. The TSU family looks forward to both ceremonies and featured speakers.”

Honored to give the commencement speech to @TSUedu graduate students on May 6. @VP Kamala Harris will give the keynote address to undergraduate students the following day.

Let’s go #TSU! pic.twitter.com/HXXYwTJXnj

— Randall Woodfin (@randallwoodfin) April 22, 2022

Both ceremonies will follow COVID-19 guidelines.