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(7,981 posts) Wed Apr 1, 2015, 07:26 PM Apr 2015

Berkshire Community College announces Elizabeth Warren to give commencement address [View all]

PITTSFIELD - Berkshire Community College announced on Monday that Sen. Elizabeth Warren will be the college's commencement speaker at its annual graduation ceremony, planned for May 29 at Tanglewood in Lennox.

"We are elated to have Senator Warren serve as this year's keynote speaker," college president Dr. Ellen Kennedy said in a prepared statement.

Warren, elected senator in 2012, is "the embodiment of how hard work and dedication are rewarded with success," Kennedy said.

"Her inspirational journey toward becoming a prominent lawyer and nationally recognized politician began with her working class family in Oklahoma, a story that is relatable to many of our students and alumni. Senator Warren's efforts in Washington to combat the mounting student debt crisis speak to her commitment to helping students realize the American Dream," she said

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/03/berkshire_community_college_an.html

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Berkshire Community College announces Elizabeth Warren to give commencement address [View all] SecularMotion Apr 2015 OP

That's pretty cool that she's speaking at a community college, better still that it is one in the MADem Apr 2015 #1

Ten minutes from where I live. Fearless Apr 2015 #2