Van Jones set to speak at Morehouse College’s 2017 commencement

CNN political contributor, Obama administration Green Jobs advisor, and Dream Corps founder Van Jones is set to speak at Morehouse College’s 133rd commencement ceremony.

According the school’s interim President, Bill Taggart, “we the faculty, students and graduands are honored to have Van Jones, a world-renowned journalist, political insider, and best-selling author as our graduation speaker, At Morehouse, we groom scholars to become change-agents in business and government, in math and science, and in the arts.
Van Jones’ work in social justice and the environment will inspire our students to become servant leaders in their careers.”

Jones, has a law degree from Yale University and is currently a fellow at the MIT Media Lab. He is the author of two New York Times best-selling books, The Green Collar Economy, and Rebuild the Dream, which traces his journey as an activist to his role at the White House.

Additionally, Jones is the founder and president of the national organization Dream Corps, an incubator, platform, and home for innovative initiatives that close prison doors and open opportunities to some of the most economically disadvantaged populations in the country. Dream Corps’ programs #YesWeCode, #cut50 and Green For All are helping to bring jobs and training programs to low-income youth and their communities.

About Morehouse College: Ranked America’s 5th “Most Entrepreneurial College” by Forbes Magazine in 2015, Morehouse College is the largest liberal arts college for men in the United States.
Founded in 1867, the College enrolls approximately 2,100 students and historically has conferred more bachelor’s degrees on black men than any other institution in the world. Morehouse College has produced more Rhodes Scholars than any other historically black college or university (HBCU).
Prominent alumni include Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize laureate; David Satcher, former U.S. Surgeon General; Shelton “Spike” Lee, American filmmaker; Maynard H. Jackson, the first African American mayor of Atlanta, Ga.; and Jeh Johnson, the former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security.

Source: Morehouse College