Kweisi Mfume will be the keynote speaker at the Hampton University commencement on May 13. Commencement exercises will be held at 10 a.m. in the Hampton University Convocation Center. Satellite sites will be the Holland Hall gymnasium, Phenix Hall auditorium and Ogden Hall.
Admission is by ticket only.
Mfume graduated magna cum laude from Morgan State University in 1976 and later returned as an adjunct professor and taught courses in political science and communications. Mfume also earned a master s degree in liberal arts, with a concentration in international studies, from Johns Hopkins University. In 1979, Mfume won a seat in the Baltimore City Council. During his seven years of service in local government, Mfume led the efforts to diversify city government, improve community safety, enhance minority business development and divest city funds from the apartheid government of South Africa. In 1986, Mfume was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.