Photo: Bill Cosby, Ed.D.GREENSBORO — Bill Cosby will be the speaker at N.C. A&T's spring commencement on May 10. An estimated 1,100 students will receive degrees that day at the Greensboro Coliseum starting at 8:30 a.m.
Cosby is an actor, comedian, author and philanthropist who has both a master's degree and a doctorate in education from the University of Massachusetts. His latest work is the book "Come on People: On the Path from Victims to Victors" with co-author Alvin F. Poussaint, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Cosby recently lent his name to a collaborative educational program, the Cosby Kids Initiative, at A&T and GTCC that aims to enhance the academic performance of targeted students in fourth, sixth and eighth grades.
A&T also will host a special performance, "An Evening with Bill Cosby" at 7 p.m. May 9 at the Sheraton Four Seasons. For tickets and more information, call 433-5570.
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