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Duke University just announced their 2021 commencement speaker!
Drum roll please..... It's multiplatinum singer, songwriter, actor, producer and philanthropist, John Legend! He will be giving the graduating class of 2021 a commencement address on May 2nd.Along with giving the speech he will receive an honorary degree along with Barbara Arnwine, Jacquelyn Campbell, Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham and Williams K. Reilly.
Duke University stated "We are thrilled to have John Legend serve as our speaker at undergraduate commencement-and to have such an extraordinary group of honorary degree recipients, each of whom have made transformational contributions to our understanding of the world,I know that their example will excite and inspire our graduates, and I look forward to welcoming them on May 2."