Bassett, Tyson among those honoured at Yale graduation

By The Associated Press

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and actress Angela Bassett were among those honoured during Yale University’s 317th commencement.

The school conferred more than 3,700 degrees Monday during ceremonies held on the school’s Old Campus.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson, poet Elizabeth Alexander, biologist Frans de Waal, geneticist Dr. Richard Lifton, filmmaker Laura Mulvey, artificial intelligence pioneer Judea Pearl, Jazz musician Willie Ruff, and Rowan Williams, the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, joined Tyson and Bassett in receiving honorary degrees from the school this year.

Eileen O’Connor, Yale’s vice-president for communication, says 77 per cent of graduating seniors have already secured jobs and 15 per cent plan to get advanced degrees.

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