Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to virtually deliver address to Class of 2021
May 19, 2021 SHARE
WHAT: Washington University’s 160th Commencement ceremonies. To allow for in-person ceremonies, the traditional universitywide ceremony will be broken up into
eight ceremonies over two days.
The university will bestow degrees on more 3,200 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. More than 2,500 graduating students will attend the ceremonies in person.
WHO: National Basketball Association great and social justice advocate
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will deliver the Commencement address and receive an honorary doctor of humanities degree.
Abdul-Jabbar’s address to the Class of 2021, which will be video recorded in advance to accommodate the multiple ceremonies, will be shown on large screens on Francis Field for those who are attending in person and livestreamed to graduates who are studying remotely during the spring.
May 14, 2021 SHARE
Over the past five weeks, Class Acts has celebrated the makers and the advocates, the researchers and the champions for health equity. Here, we meet three public servants who have worked to build a stronger St. Louis David Blount, a policy expert at the Brown School, Deanna Davise, a defender of children at the School of Law, and Theresa Matheus, a middle school educator at University College.
David Blount says his faith community introduced him to the power of civic culture. (Photo: Sid Hastings/Washington University)
Early on, David Blount knew he wanted to build strong communities like the one at St. Elizabeth, Mother of John the Baptist Catholic Church in north St. Louis. The church provided housing, operated a food pantry and hosted neighborhood events.