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Valerie Jarrett to speak at Clark Atlanta graduation

By Laura Diamond
May 10, 2013

Valerie Jarrett, a Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, will serve as the commencement speaker at Clark Atlanta University.

Graduation will be held at 8 a.m. May 20 in Panther Stadium on campus.

The day before Jarrett speaks her boss will give the commencement address at neighboring Morehouse College.

Both schools are historically black colleges and belong to the Atlanta University Center.

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