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FROM WELLESLEY COLLEGE |
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WELLESLEY, Mass. --
of
was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree at Wellesley College on May 31,
2002. Actress, comedian and humanitarian Whoopi Goldberg addressed the
approximately 600 members of the graduating class at the College's 124th
Commencement Exercises.
majored
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Wellesley and plans to
was one of 35 Elisabeth Kaiser Davis Scholars (non-traditional age students)
who graduated this spring. The Elisabeth Kaiser Davis Degree Program is
named in honor of a Wellesley alumna from the Class of 1932 whose generosity
supports financial aid for non-traditional age students. Davis Scholars
participate in the same courses, meet the same exacting standards and earn
the same degree as students of traditional college age, but on a schedule
tailored to their personal and professional needs.
Wellesley College, a prominent liberal arts college, has been a leader
in the education of women for 125 years. The College's 500-acre campus
near Boston is home to about 2,300 undergraduate students. Wellesley's
distinguished alumnae include U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, former
Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, and
broadcast journalists Cokie Roberts, Diane Sawyer and Lynn Sherr.
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