Penn State Behrend awarded 632 degrees at the college’s spring commencement program. Dr. Ala Stanford, the founder of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, gave the commencement address.
Stanford founded the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium. She came to feel she could make more of an impact on patient’s lives on the ground in Philadelphia than in with the federal government.
Dr. Ala Stanford, a health policy adviser who was named a "Top 10 CNN Hero" in 2021, will give the commencement address at Penn State Behrend’s spring commencement ceremony on May 5. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Erie Insurance Arena.