Friedman calls on graduates to be the ‘Re-Generation’
Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas Friedman called on members of the University of Delaware’s
Class of 2009 to restore the values of the Greatest Generation and to be the “Re-Generation” that America needs
to lead the world to a restoration of economical and ecological balance and sanity. He spoke to some 3,400 degree
candidates who attended the University’s 160th Commencement, held Saturday, May 30, under crystal blue skies 
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This video of the University of Delaware’s 160th Commencement includes remarks by UD President Patrick T. Harker and the address by Thomas L. Friedman, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author.
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A Day of Celebration
Five awarded
honorary degrees
Five honorary degrees were bestowed by Howard E. Cosgrove, chairman of the University's Board of Trustees.
Four students recognized for academic achievement
Four members of the Class of 2009 were honored for achieving the highest grade point index earned in full-time study toward a University degree.
Senior class presents gift of $100,00 for solar panels
The Class of 2009 raised a record $100,000 as its class gift, which will fund solar panels to assist UD in its efforts to go green by reducing carbon emissions on campus.
For University faculty, Commencement is a special day
Commencement at the University of Delaware is a special day not just for students but also for faculty, who have worked closely with those students to make a degree -- or multiple degrees -- possible.
Hooding Convocation honors doctoral students
Excitement and joy were in the air as nearly 120 doctoral degree candidates celebrated the culmination of their academic achievements at the Doctoral Hooding Convocation.
Southern Delaware Convocation held May 27
Several hundred graduates, parents and friends gathered for the University of Delaware’s annual Southern Delaware Convocation ceremony in the Crystal Ballroom of the Milford Senior Center.
