“We do not abandon our legacy. We build upon our legacy. Graduates, you are entering a world that demands your innovation but also your integrity. A world where AI is rewriting industries. But where your human intelligence, your empathy, your creativity, your sense of justice, must still lead…You leave her not only with your degrees, but with discernment, with character, with purpose…You are standing at the edge of a new era.”
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Howard University Commencement was one of seventy campuses participating in From Campus to Community a new national campaign to champion civil discourse and democratic engagement in this year’s commencement season. More from President Ben Vinson.
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