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Link to Kermit the Frog to Deliver University of Maryland’s 2025 Commencement Address

Kermit the Frog to Deliver University of Maryland’s 2025 Commencement Address

Created by UMD Alum Jim Henson ‘60, Beloved Muppet Will Address Graduates at Campus Ceremony on May 21, 2025

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African American Studies

Rabiatu Barrie

Assistant Professor, Family Science School of Public Health

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Criminology and Criminal Justice

Bianca Bersani

Associate Professor College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

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