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UVI To Confer Nearly 300 Degrees During 2019 Commencement

The University of the Virgin Islands will confer just under 300 degrees at the 2019 Commencement Ceremonies set for this week. The ceremonies will take place at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, on the campus grounds of the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix and on Friday, May 17, at the Sports and Fitness Center on the St. Thomas Campus. CNN Political Commentator, Lawyer and Former State Legislator Bakari Sellers will deliver the keynote address, UVI said. UVI will bestow honorary degrees upon two prominent alumni - Cornel Williams and Dr. Simon Jones-Hendrickson. Cornel Williams will receive an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration at St. Thomas’ commencement ceremony and Dr. Simon Jones-Hendrickson, a former dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, will receive an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters on St. Croix.   This year’s class speaker on the Albert A. Sheen Campus is Christopher Michael Rosario and Anyah Ferris will be the class speaker on the St. Thomas Ca...