The 2012 Commencement Speaker
March 20, 2012 at 10:42 am
The DP reports that Geoffrey Canada, the founder and President of the Harlem Children's Zone whose work was prominently featured in the 2010 documentary Waiting For Superman, will deliver the commencement address to this year's graduating class in May.
While Canada is a noticeably less high-impact name compared to recent commencement speakers such as Denzel Washington and Eric Schmidt, his work in education reform made him a sensible pick for the university's administrators. Some commenters have applauded the choice, while others are miffed they won't be hearing from a more high-profile speaker. Give us your thoughts below.