Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Received Two Honorary Degrees Over the Weekend

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received two honorary degrees over the weekend.

The superstar author and social commentator Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was honoured with the Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa degree from Georgetown College.

She also receives the same degree from Johns Hopkins, Haverford College, the University of Edinburgh, and Amherst College.

After speaking at the commencement ceremony for each over the weekend.

The Dean of Georgetown College, Chris Celenza, express his gratitude.
He said;

“We are so proud to have Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie join us for the 2019 College Commencement. Her fiction and non-fiction works have spoken to countless people about the value, the power, and the meaningfulness of differences. In doing so, she has taught us all about the full dimensions of humanity.”

See photos of the event below.

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