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Hillary Clinton Tapped as Commencement Speaker for Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn

The former U.S. senator will also receive an honorary doctorate at the commencement ceremony

Hillary Clinton will be a graduation speaker at a City University of New York school for a second time.

The former secretary of state will address roughly 1,500 graduates at the Medgar Evers College commencement ceremony in Brooklyn on June 8, the college announced Friday. Clinton made a campaign stop at the college in 2016.

She'll also be the recipient of an honorary doctorate at the ceremony at Barclays Center.

"We are absolutely delighted and honored that Secretary Clinton will grace our stage at our 46th commencement," said Medgar Evers' President Rudolph Crew. "She has had an outstanding career as a public servant, breaker of barriers and champion of many good causes."

It's not her first time around as a CUNY grad speaker: she addressed the City College of New York's class of 1999 and received the college's President's Medal. 

The former U.S. senator is one of several distinguished political figures CUNY has snagged as a keynote speaker in recent times. Former first lady Michelle Obama addressed CCNY grads in May 2016, and Brooklyn College announced Sen. Bernie Sanders as its commencement speaker in Februrary.

Former President Bill Clinton also spoke at CCNY's 2004 commencement ceremony and was an honorary degree recipient of the college.

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