St. Augustine’s University To Celebrate 155th Fall Convocation And Freshmen Induction
RALEIGH, NC – Thursday, September 16, 2021, will mark the Saint Augustine’s University community’s 155th Fall Convocation and Freshmen Induction. This also marks the formal opening of the University and will feature author and journalist Adam Harris as the guest speaker.
Adam Harris is a staff writer at the Atlantic where he has covered education and national politics since 2018. He is the author of “The State Must Provide: Why America’s Colleges Have Always Been Unequal—and How to Set Them Right”, a narrative history of racial inequality in higher education. Previously, Harris served as a reporter at the Chronicle of Higher Education, where he covered federal education policy and historically black colleges and universities. In 2021, he was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and he is a National Fellow at New America. Harris’s writing has appeared in BBC, B/R Mag, EBONY Magazine, and ProPublica. He is an alumnus of Alabama A&M University where he studied political science.
The ceremony will take place in person at the University Quadrangle. Socially distant seating will be provided. The event will also be live-streamed for all friends and family of SAU on the University’s Facebook and YouTube pages.
WHO: Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail, The 13th President of Saint Augustine’s University; Saint Augustine’s University students, alumni, faculty, and staff; Adam Harris, best-selling author, and journalist for the Atlantic
WHAT: The 155th Fall Convocation and Freshmen Induction of Saint Augustine’s University, marking the formal opening of the University, will be held on Thursday, September 16, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. Author and journalist Adam Harris will be the keynote speaker. The ceremony will take place in person at the University Quadrangle. Socially distant seating will be provided. The event will also be live-streamed for all friends and family of SAU on the University’s Facebook and YouTube pages.
WHEN: Thursday, September 16, 2021, 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: 1315 Oakwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27610, University Quadrangle
Facebook: https://facebook.com/saintaugustinesuniversity
YouTube: https://youtube.com/saintaugustinesuniversity
About Saint Augustine’s University
Founded in 1867 by the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, the mission of Saint Augustine’s University is to sustain a learning community in which students can prepare academically, socially, and spiritually for leadership in a complex, diverse, and rapidly changing world.