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4 Jul

Remo Ruffini Picks Up Honorary Degree at University of

LONDON — Remo Ruffini has joined fellow creatives including Banksy, Norman Foster and Bob Geldof in accepting an honorary degree from the University of the Creative Arts, which has campuses in Surrey and in Kent, England. Ruffini, the chief executive officer, chairman and owner of Moncler, received an honorary degree of arts in fashion and entrepreneurship “in recognition of his outstanding contribution to fashion and business.” On Tuesday Ruffini donned his cap and gown and attended a graduation ceremony on the Royal Festival Hall in London. He received the degree alongside a whole bunch of scholars graduating from UCA, which offers courses in fields including architecture, fashion, advantageous art, photography, film and inventive business. Professor Bashir Makhoul, the university’s vice chancellor, described Ruffini...
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1 May

Tracee Ellis Ross To Receive Honorary Degree From Spelman

Tracee Ellis Ross has made incredible strides in her profession each on and off the screen and she or he’s being celebrated for that by certainly one of our most beloved institutions. Article continues after video. jwplayerQueue.push({ 'instanceId': 'playerInstance_am1316195', 'playerId': 'jw-video-am1316195', 'config': { playlist: "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/playlists/ZxLfsoGK?search=Tracee+Ellis+Ross+To+Receive+Honorary+Degree+From+Spelman+College+For+Her+Stellar+Work+In+The+Arts+And+Business&page_description=", autostart: false, repeat: true, mute: true, aspectratio: '16:9', sharing: { sites: ["facebook","twitter","email","linkedin"] }, cast: {}, floating: { dismissible: true }, autoPause: { viewability: false }, displaytitle: true, displaydescription: true, controls: true, related: { displayMode: 'shelfWidget' }, advertising: {"client":"googima","tag":"https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?correlator=&iu=/21698916284/ess/VideoNews&impl=s&env=vp&gdfp_req=1&output=vast&sz=1000x1&description_url=__page-url__&tfcd=0&npa=0&vpmute=0&vpa=auto&vad_format=linear&url=__page-url__&vpos=preroll&unviewed_position_start=1&v=am1316195&pmnd=0&pmxd=60000&ad_rule=1&cust_params=ttid%3Dam1316195%26frnch%3D__item-franchise__%26environment%3D%26kwblock%3Ddis,Bui,Abb,Microsoft,Wal,Air,DIS 2,CapOne,CapOne2,Coca,UPS,mcd,Targetbos,Buick,EFOC_Tar.,Toyota,dentsu,Johnson,jpmc,Tylenol,Nationwide,AT&T 2023,AT&T Dream,Tylenol2,KISQALI 420491","vpaidcontrols":true} } }); The award-winning actress, producer, and Founder will probably be honored with a Doctorate degree by Spelman College. The glory will probably be bestowed at the college’s 2023 Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 21, 2023. The glory comes after Ellis’s years of success because the co-lead of ABC’s award-winning comedy series Black-ish and...
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22 Nov

After Nearly 150 Years, HBCU Prairie View A&M Allows

Photo credit: Rena O. Productions In 1968, the nation’s first African American studies major was developed at San Francisco State University after an uproarious outcry from students and school. 54 years later, historically Black university Prairie View A&M University is following suit. In a news release, it was announced that the 146-year-old institution will offer students the choice to major or minor in African American studies starting this fall. “An element of the HBCU experience for a lot of students is a journey to self-identification, Blackness, and trying to know the Black experience higher,” said Director and Associate Professor of AAS Jeanelle Hope, Ph.D in a news release. “It [African American Studies] provides students with the language to know the world...
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