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Rebecca Chopp
President
Rebecca Chopp
President
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Commencement
Swarthmore College President Rebecca Chopp will award honorary degrees to pioneering social scientist Lotte (Lazarsfeld) Bailyn '51, highly respected jurist Frank H. Easterbrook '70, and award-winning documentary film producer and activist Judy Richardson '66 at the College's 140th commencement on Sun., May 27. About 350 seniors are expected to graduate at the ceremony, which will be held at 10 a.m. in the Scott Outdoor Amphitheater.
Swarthmore College President Rebecca Chopp will award honorary degrees to pioneering social scientist Lotte (Lazarsfeld) Bailyn '51, highly respected jurist Frank H. Easterbrook '70, and award-winning documentary film producer and activist Judy Richardson '66 at the College's 140th commencement on Sun., May 27. About 350 seniors are expected to graduate at the ceremony, which will be held at 10 a.m. in the Scott Outdoor Amphitheater.
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