He served as president of Morehouse College from 1967 to 1987. Before becoming president of Morehouse, Gloster was professor of English at Hampton and chairman of the University's Department of Language and Literature from 1946-1967. Commencement exercises will be held at 10 a.m. in the Convocation Center. A satellite site will be the Holland Hall gymnasium. U.S. Secretary Rodney F. Slater will be the honored speaker.
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