An unexpected guest will attend the afternoon EMU commencement ceremony at the Convocation Center.
Some graduates are excited, and some are upset.
While President Bill Clinton will be the commencement keynote speaker in the afternoon, it comes at the cost of two tickets per graduate. While we at EMU often get lost in the shadow of our maize and blue neighbor down the road, for one day, the nation's attention will be focused squarely on Eastern Michigan University. This is a chance for the University to shine, as we are sure it, and the several thousand of its graduates receiving degrees will. Perhaps because EMU is one of the premier education schools in the nation, and an overall outstanding university. Perhaps because of his connections to the University through Secretary of Education Rodney Slater.