Posts Tagged Graduation

NM transgender student skips graduation over flap

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A transgender student at an Albuquerque high school has skipped his graduation over a dispute about what color robe he had to wear.

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Obama’s Morehouse visit shines spotlight on HBCUs

ATLANTA (AP) — When President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College on Sunday, he’ll also be speaking to the broader community of historically black colleges and universities — a proud corner of higher education that has struggled more than most during the last few years of economic distress.

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First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams

First lady Michelle Obama hugs Jenika Headley-Greene as Obama hands out diplomas during the graduation ceremony for Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.

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Albuquerque student to graduate with a 5.0

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Manzano High School senior Katherine Cordwell will be graduating with a 5.0 GPA.

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Jill Biden speaks to Navajo Tech graduates

CROWNPOINT, N.M. (AP) — Graduates at Navajo Technical College got to hear from Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, during their commencement ceremony Friday.

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