ATLANTA — Morehouse School of Medicine will hold their winter commencement on Friday.
Their speaker is Award-winning actor, producer and author, Courtney B. Vance.
“Morehouse School of Medicine is thrilled that Mr. Vance will serve as our Winter Commencement speaker,” said MSM President and CEO Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, FACOG.
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Vance graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the prestigious Yale School of Drama.
Through the course of his career, Vance has earned a Tony Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Critics Choice Award and multiple NAACP Image Awards, as well as being nominated for numerous Grammy, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Hollywood Critics Association awards.
Dr. Rice says Vance ‘lives a life of purpose’, and says they are honored he will deliver their commencement speech.
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“He truly lives a life of purpose, abundantly sharing his time, talent and treasure with millions worldwide. As our graduates embark on their journeys, we are especially inspired by Mr. Vance’s work as an author and mental health advocate, including his book, ‘The Invisible Ache: Black Men Identifying Their Pain and Reclaiming Their Power,’ co-authored with noted psychologist Dr. Robin L. Smith and writer Charisse Jones. We are honored to have him join the Morehouse School of Medicine community as we celebrate these scholars and wish them well.”
Graduation exercises will be held in the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College.
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