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After Nearly 200 Years, The First Known Black Man To Attend Yale Has Been Honored With A Master's Degree

After years of rejected petitions and open letters, posthumous degrees have been awarded at Yale University.

Ngozi Nwanji

Apr 28, 2023

Twin Sisters Who Are Valedictorian And Salutatorian Of Their Class Will Attend Yale University

Twins Gloria Guerrier and Victoria Guerrier are staying side by side as they make their way to an Ivy League! USA Today has reported that the sisters are set to attend Yale University.

Ngozi Nwanji

Feb 28, 2023

Angela Bassett Earns Honorary Doctorate From Old Dominion University

Angela Bassett has received another distinction. The prolific actress and Oscar nominee has received an honorary doctorate from Old Dominion University (ODU) in Virginia, People reports. The achievement was given to Bassett the same weekend she presented the keynote speech for ODU’s commencement ceremony.

Samantha Dorisca

May 10, 2022

Ohio-Based Quadruplets Graduate Yale University Together

Four times the talent! A set of Ohio-based quadruplets are celebrating after graduating from Yale University. The Daily Mail is reporting the story of Aaron, Nick, Zach, and Nigel Wade, who all went to the storied Ivy League university and graduated not that long ago. While growing up, the Wades were known as “The Quads,” and it wasn’t until they got to Yale that they were finally able to “branch out” and strike on their own. “In high school, we all knew the same people. So in a sense, that didn’t allow us to divert as much as we might’ve wanted to,” said Nick. “But in college, because there are so many different types of people, and we had so many different diverse interests, I think we were able to carve our paths in our own way.” In fact, the quadruplets were so set on forging different paths that they didn’t even have any introductory classes together. One set of brothers had one class together throughout the four years of their matriculation. It wasn’t guaranteed that they’d be...