First Lady Michelle Obama will deliver the spring commencement speech at N.C. A&T, the White House announced early Wednesday morning.
The ceremony will take place May 12 at 8:30 a.m. at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Obama will replace former scheduled speaker Dmitri Stockton, president and chief executive officer of GE Asset Management.
More than 1,000 students amongst the nine schools and colleges are set to graduate this year.
Obama is scheduled to deliver three commencement speeches — at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Oregon State University. A&T is the only HBCU among them.Â
- Staff