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Former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey (Photo by Jill Norton)
Actor Wendell Pierce will deliver remarks for Rutgers Newark students. Pierce is best known for his roles on HBO’s The Wire and Tremé. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
The New York Times Nikole Hannah-Jones, who won a Pulitzer prize for the 1619 Project, will get an honorary degree. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
NJ Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli, who has led the state s coronavirus response, will receive an honorary degree from Rutgers this spring. (AP/Seth Wenig)
Former NJ Congressman Rush Holt, a physicist, will receive a degree. (Photo by Chet Susslin)
Natasha Trethewey, Former U S Poet Laureate, Named Rutgers University s Commencement Speaker
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Rutgers 2021 graduation: Natasha Trethewey named commencement speaker
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