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Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters

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Johnnetta Cole being hooded by ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø President Ana Mari Cauce and Chair of the Board of Regents Patrick Shanahan

At the 142nd ÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø Commencement Ceremony, on June 10, 2017, the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters was conferred upon Johnnetta Betsch Cole, anthropologist, educator, pioneer in African-American studies, and the first African-American female president of Spelman College. She was presented with a framed honorary degree and framed citation for the honorary degree. Dr. Cole delivered the Commencement address.

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