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or the first time, Jackson State University held a December commencement. Commencement exercises for both graduate and undergraduate students were held at the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8. Approximately 707 students received degrees; 274 of those students received doctorate and master’s degrees while the remaining 433 were a combination of undergraduate degrees from all academic departments. The speaker for the commencement was Myron Gray, president of U.S. operations for the United Parcel Service. 14
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