NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two-time Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington will deliver the commencement address at Dillard University when 247 students graduate.
The ceremony is at 8:00 a.m. Saturday, May 9, 2015.
Dillard President Walter M. Kimbrough says the university is excited for Washington's participation in the graduation ceremony. He says Washington has been a supporter of the university's theater program, which is now in its 79th season.