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Associated Press//December 19, 2017

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Rep. Elijah Cummings to give commencement address

Rep. Elijah Cummings to give commencement address

By Associated Press

//December 19, 2017

02.08.11 BALTIMORE, MD. Congressman Elijah E. Cummings speaks during a East Baltimore Development Initiative Business Opportunity Meeting held at Morgan State University Tuesday Feb. 08, 2011. (The Daily Record/Rich Dennison)
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings speaks during an East Baltimore Development Initiative Business Opportunity Meeting held at Morgan State University Tuesday Feb. 08, 2011. (The Daily Record/Rich Dennison)

COLLEGE PARK — Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings will deliver the winter commencement address at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Cummings will speak Tuesday during the ceremony at Xfinity Center in College Park.

Cummings, a Democrat, also will receive an honorary doctorate for public service from Maryland’s flagship campus. The congressman’s office says he has received 12 other honorary degrees from universities around the country.

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