Meredith College to Hold Commencement for the Class of 2025

Meredith College will celebrate the Class of 2025 at commencement on Saturday, May 10. The undergraduate ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. in the courtyard of Johnson Hall, and the graduate ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. in Jones Auditorium.

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During the undergraduate ceremony, award-winning filmmaker Brenda Parks Hughes will deliver the commencement address. Hughes, a Meredith alumna from the Class of 1970 and member of the Board of Trustees, will share insights gained through her career as an elementary school teacher turned reporter and filmmaker.

Hughes started her career reinvention as a sports reporter at Jefferson Pilot/Raycom’s ACC Sports Center, as one of the first female sports reporters in the Southeast. She moved into television news from sports, working as an anchor/reporter for NBC affiliates WITN in eastern North Carolina and NBC12 in Richmond, Va. After returning to North Carolina, Hughes created Wetbird Productions, Inc., where she produced five feature historical documentaries for PBS North Carolina. Two of those documentaries – Thank You, Eddie Hart and Marching Once More – were distributed nationally and awarded Regional Emmys.

Graduate Commencement and Hooding Ceremony
The Graduate Commencement and Hooding Ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. in Jones Auditorium. Master’s degree candidates from Meredith’s programs in biomedical sciences, business, education, nutrition, and psychology will be recognized during this event. Rachel Findley, senior director in the Office of School Nutrition for the NC Department of Public Instruction, will deliver remarks, as will student representatives of each program.

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Approximately 389 undergraduate and 128 graduate members of the Class of 2025 are eligible to participate. Included in commencement ceremonies for 2025 are individuals who completed degrees in Summer 2024, December 2024, May 2025, and (pending) Summer 2025.

Learn more at meredith.edu/commencement