John Dickerson, the award-winning CBS新闻 chief political analyst and author, and Lauren Ridloff, a Tony-nominated actress known for roles in 《行尸走肉》 and as Marvel’s first Deaf superhero (永恒), will be featured speakers at 肯恩大学’s graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies.

迪克森将于5月17日星期二在纽瓦克的新泽西表演艺术中心举行的内森·韦斯爱游戏体育APP研究生学院毕业典礼上向基恩学院的毕业生和他们的家人发表讲话。

Ridloff将于5月19日（星期四）在纽瓦克保诚中心的本科毕业典礼上向毕业生和他们的嘉宾致辞。

肯恩大学校长、教育学博士拉蒙特·o·雷波莱特说：“肯恩大学选择的毕业典礼演讲者将激励我们的毕业生，并成为强有力的榜样。” “我们的毕业生克服了许多挑战，包括COVID-19大流行带来的前所未有的变化，约翰·迪克森和劳伦·里德洛夫都将为2022年的毕业生做出应有的、令人难忘的送别。”

Dickerson, who is also CBS新闻 senior national correspondent and 周日早上 contributor, has led CBS新闻的 political coverage through numerous roles at the network, including serving as political director for six years. He has been anchor of CBS’ 面对全国， co-anchor of 今天早上， chief Washington correspondent and a contributor to 60分钟. 他还报道了过去七届总统竞选。

He began his career as a journalist covering economics for 时间 magazine, before moving into covering politics. He is also the author of three books, two of them 纽约时报 best sellers.

瑞德洛夫是一位才华横溢、屡获殊荣的女演员，曾担任美国聋人小姐和幼儿园教师，五年前才开始她的演艺生涯。 Initially hired as an American Sign Language tutor by the director of the Broadway revival of 次级神的孩子们， she was offered the lead role and went on to win stellar reviews and a Tony nomination.

Ridloff then joined the cast of the AMC show 《行尸走肉》， and was selected to play Marvel’s first Deaf superhero in the hit movie 永恒。

她获得了2020年英国电影和电视艺术学院奖的突破奖，这是对最有前途的电影和电视明星的认可。

肯恩大学董事会主席史蒂夫·法斯托克说：“毕业典礼是一个值得骄傲的时刻，我们庆祝学生们取得的成就，并祝愿他们在步入人生的下一个阶段时一切顺利。” “我们很高兴能有杰出的榜样劳伦·里德洛夫和约翰·迪克森参加这一天，并与我们的基恩毕业生和他们的家人分享他们鼓舞人心的信息。”

在今年的毕业典礼上，肯恩大学预计将颁发2800多个本科学位和750多个爱游戏体育APP研究生学位。

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