CAMPUS NEWS: MAY 21, 2021

SPRING COMMENCEMENT 2021

Civil Rights Leader Raphael Cassimere Jr. Urges UNO Graduates to ‘Take a Stand’

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Raphael Cassimere Jr., an emeritus professor of history and civil rights leader, was the principal speaker at the University of New Orleans spring 2021 commencement ceremonies.

Raphael Cassimere Jr., an emeritus professor of history and civil rights leader, was the principal speaker at the University of New Orleans spring 2021 commencement ceremonies.

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