Tuskegee University president to receive first honorary degree from Mercy College

Posted By: Hija Chang on May 17, 2016

Dr. Brian L. Johnson, Tuskegee University president, will soon receive one of the highest honors an institution of higher education can bestow. Mercy College will present Johnson with his first honorary degree, underscoring his visionary leadership of one of the most storied universities in the nation and his impressive array of academic accomplishments.

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