10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
For a Howard mom of three, earning her doctorate is a family victory
As Stacey Speller waited to walk across the stage in Howard University Yard this Mother's Day weekend, she blew kisses to her husband and three children.
Speller, who had first learned to navigate motherhood while still an undergraduate student, was minutes away from officially earning her doctorate in higher education leadership and policy. She grew teary-eyed gazing at her children — ages 6, 10 and 14 — in the audience.
