IU has announced the speakers for the spring commencement ceremonies at both IU and IU-Purdue University Indianapolis.
The addresses will feature Anne-Marie Slaughter, the first woman to serve as director of policy planning for the United States Department of State; Pauline Yu, a distinguished scholar of Chinese literature and culture; and Tamika Catchings, a retired Women’s National Basketball Association player.
Slaughter is president and CEO of New America, a think tank and civic enterprise committed to renewing American politics.
She will deliver the commencement speech to undergraduates at IU-Bloomington on May 6. Slaughter’s address will start at 10 a.m. May 6 in Memorial Stadium.
Doors will open at 8 a.m., and the event begins at 8:45 a.m.
Yu will address students at the graduate commencement ceremony at IU-Bloomington on May 5.
Her commencement address will take place at 3 p.m., May 5 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
Doors will open at 1 p.m. and the procession of graduates will begin at 1:45 p.m.
In case of severe weather, the ceremony will be moved to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall and split into two sessions — one at 10 a.m. and one at 3 p.m.
Catchings will speak at the IUPUI commencement ceremony May 14. She led the Indiana Fever to its first championship in 2012, she earned her WNBA’s Most Valuable Player honors.
According to the press release, she has continued to work with her Catch the Stars Foundation, a philanthropic effort to promote literacy, fitness and mentoring among youth. Her speech will take place at 1 p.m. May 14 at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Entrances for guests will open at 11 a.m., and the procession starts at 11:50 a.m.
Larmie Sanyon
