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NBA Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar To Speak At Drew U. Graduation
All-time scoring leader will be joined by 2015 Nobel Prize winner.
MADISON, N.J. – Not a lot of schools can say their commencement speakers are the all-time leading scorer in NBA history and a Nobel Prize winner.
Drew University is changing that this month.
The Madison school’s 148th commencement ceremony, to be held Saturday, May 14, will feature Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA legend and all-time leading scorer as well as author of 11 books.
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He’ll be joined at the podium by William Campbell, who won a Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2015 and is an associate fellow in Drew’s Research Institute for Scientists Emeriti.
Commencement will begin at 10:30 a.m., and Abdul-Jabbar is expected to reach the podium around 11 a.m., the school said. He’ll be receiving an honorary degree for his efforts.
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For those who can’t attend the ceremony, ABC News and Drew will stream the address live online. Click here for ABC’s site, and here for Drew’s.
Drew University has a total enrollment of 2,000 students with 145 full-time faculty members.
Pictured: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Photo Courtesy Drew University.
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