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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- General
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Students walk the stage in Wilkes-Barre for their diplomas
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It was a milestone day for hundreds of Wilkes University students on Saturday in Wilkes-Barre. The university held its 78th Annual Spring Commencement, celebrating graduates at the McHale Athletic Center. Students walked the stage to receive their diplomas, reflecting on years of hard work and looking ahead to the next chapter of their lives. Scranton parade supports local armed forces 'When I was on the stage, I kind of blacked out, I don't really remember what happened, bright lights, and I'm just kind of glad I made it across,' Mechanical Engineering Major from New Jersey Jessie Lippner laughed. 'I am relieved everything is over. I'm just happy just cause I can start my future and what's next for me really. But also kind of scared just because I don't know what the future is gonna hold for me, so I'm in between, you know,' Aicha Renejoly, a Psychology Major from New York, stated. The ceremony included graduates from all across the region and beyond, each taking in the moment to celebrate their success with family, friends, and peers. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Science
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CSUB 2025 Spring Commencement set for May 16-17
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — More than 2,300 students are expected to celebrate their graduation at the California State University, Bakersfield Spring Commencement on May 16 and 17. The graduate ceremony is scheduled for Friday, May 16 at 7:45 a.m. Two undergraduate ceremonies are set for Saturday, May 17 at 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Schools issue warnings about fire and injury potential of TikTok's 'Chromebook challenge' The Spring 2025 Graduate and Hooding Ceremony will confer six doctoral degrees in educational leadership and 296 students will earn master's degrees, CSUB said. The College of Social Sciences and Education is expected to award 648 students with bachelor's degrees at the 8 a.m. undergraduate ceremony on Saturday. At the 6 p.m. undergraduate ceremony the same day, the College of Arts and Humanities, Business and Public Administration, Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering and Academic Programs will award 566 students with bachelor's degrees, the school said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Business
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Mat Ishbia among speakers for MSU spring graduation ceremonies
EAST LANSING — A member of the 2000 national championship basketball team and longtime Michigan State University booster Mat Ishbia is one of the speakers for this year's Spring Commencement. Ishbia will speak at the convocation, the "kick off" to graduation, at 12:30 p.m. on May 2 at the Breslin Student Events Center. Ishbia is the president and CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage and the owner of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury. He also was on Tom Izzo's 2000 MSU National Championship team. Ishbia has donated millions to the university, including funding for the Tom Izzo Football Building. At 9 a.m. on May 2, Apple Senior Vice President of Retail and People Deirdre O'Brien will speak to master's and educational specialist degree recipients and will receive an honorary doctorate of business. A Spartan alum, O'Brien was included in Fortune's list of the most powerful women in business and Fast Company's Queer 50 list of top innovators in business and technology. She has a bachelor's degree in operations management from MSU and a master of business administration from San Jose State University At 2:30 p.m. on May 2, James Spaniolo will address MSU's doctoral candidates, including those earning degrees in philosophy, education, nursing practice and musical arts. Spaniolo was the dean of MSU's College of Communication Arts and Sciences before being named president of the University of Texas, Arlington. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from MSU and two graduate degrees from the University of Michigan in law and public administration. Spaniolo will receive an honorary doctorate of education. More than 10,000 students will earn their degrees during the university's spring semester commencement ceremonies beginning May 1. This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Mat Ishbia among speakers for MSU spring graduation ceremonies
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Politics
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Protestors at University of Michigan call for the release of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
Pro-Palestinian protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Protestors at the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus declared Friday that the arrest of Columbia University pro-Palestinian student organizer Mahmoud Khalil showcases the Trump administration's willingness to silence pro-Palestine voices and higher education's unwillingness to protect students,. And it is not a distant issue from Michigan, said organizers gathered in front of University of Michigan President Santa Ono's House. Khalil's wife, Noor Abdalla, is a U of M-Flint alumna, even speaking at the 2018 Spring Commencement. Khalil is Palestinian, born in Syria and led protests in support of Palestine at Columbia University. He is a permanent resident with a green card, but was arrested by Immigrations and Custom Enforcement for purported support for Hamas in the lobby of his New York apartment building in front of Abdalla, who is an American citizen and eight months pregnant. The protestors called the arrest an 'abduction', decrying it as an illegal act done with the sole goal of silencing Palestinians. As Khalil faces deportation by the Trump administration, U of M student Erek Mirque urged the crowd to recognize that regardless of immigration status or school, those in power will use every tool of violence to silence the pro-Palestinian movement. 'Mahmoud Khalil wasn't just targeted for his documentation status. He was targeted for his strength in advocating for Palestinian liberation. He was targeted for being Palestinian and calling for the freedom of his people in a country that disregards Palestinian lives,' Mirque said. 'We cannot just focus on his documentation status when talking about this injustice, because regardless of documentation, we should all have the power to call for an end to genocide and Israeli occupation.' Protestors also called on President Santa Ono and others in the university's administration to fight against Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's case against several participants in an on-campus encampment last May now facing trespassing misdemeanors and felony charges for resisting law enforcement. The charges are political and the university shows its cowardice and bigotry by not standing with the protestors, U of M student Eaman Ali said. And as the pro-Palestinian movement raises its voice in the face of threats to 'confront the many heads of the beast' at the university, Ali said, like the people of Palestine, those who gather at U of M will not be defeated. 'We fight back because we know that both our legal battles and the abduction of Mahmoud are not just about legality or even just about freedom of speech,' Ali said. 'We fight back because we know Mahmoud was not just abducted because he is an immigrant. He was abducted because he's Palestinian. He was abducted because his very existence undermines the legitimacy of the settler colonial project of Israel.' Pro-Palestinian protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Pro-Palestinian protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Pro-Palestinian protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Pro-Palestinian protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Pro-Palestinian protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Pro-Palestinian protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Pro-Palestinian protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Pro-Palestinian protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Pro-Palestinian protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Pro-Palestinian protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Pro-Palestinian protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Pro-Palestinian protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Pro-Palestinian protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Pro-Palestine protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Pro-Palestine protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Pro-Palestine protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Pro-Palestine protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Pro-Palestine protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Pro-Palestine protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols Pro-Palestine protestors gather on University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus on March 14, 2025 to call for the release of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil | Photo: Anna Liz Nichols SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
