Northeastern announces John Kerry as commencement speaker

–Raad Adayleh / AP

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Meagan McGinnes

February 22, 2016

Northeastern University’s president, Joseph Aoun, announced in a tweet Monday that Secretary of State John Kerry will be the commencement speaker for the 2016 class.

Proud to announce that #Northeastern's 2016 Commencement speaker is Secretary of State @JohnKerry.
— President Aoun (@PresidentAoun) February 23, 2016

Undergraduate commencement is scheduled to be held on May 6 at TD Garden.

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