Mills College will hold its last undergraduate commencement on Saturday as an independent women's college before merging with Northeastern University in July.
OAKLAND, Calif.Mills College will hold its last undergraduate commencement on Saturday as an independent women's college beforeSaturday's ceremony is the 134th commencement at Mills College. In July, the esteemed women's institution will become Mills College at Northeastern University, offering graduate and undergraduate studies to students of all genders.
Berkeley-born and two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward will deliver the commencement address, which will start at about 10:30 a.m. on Holmgren Meadow. Ward is a creative writing professor at Tulane University. She plans to speak about change during her address at Mills, which is a theme in her books Salvage the Bones and Sing, Unburied, Sing. Salvage the Bones won the 2011 National Book Award and Sing, Unburied, Sing won the 2017 National Book Award.
About 400 Mills College students will receive degrees or certificates at the ceremony which begins at 9:45 a.m. Mills College will also bestow three women with honorary degrees: Elizabeth Cabraser is a distinguished lawyer, advocate, teacher, leader and civil justice champion. Lynette Gibson McElhaney is the first Black woman to be president of the Oakland City Council. She also championed the city's #OaklandLoveLife campaign to affirm life and oppose violence. Arabella Martinez is the founder and first CEO of The Unity Council.
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