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Dr. Freddi Hamilton Cobb Delivers COM December Graduate Student Commencement Address

Dr. Freddi Hamilton Cobb Delivers COM December Graduate Student Commencement Address

January 30, 2014 1-min. read

Fredessa (Freddi) Hamilton Cobb, who earned her Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric and Digital Media, was selected to deliver the graduate student speech at the Department of Communication’s December commencement.

Dr. Steve Wiley with Dr. Freddi Hamilton Cobb
Dr. Steve Wiley with Dr. Freddi Hamilton Cobb after commencement

As she states in her commencement address, Cobb is the first African American graduate of the CRDM program at NC State, but it is one of several firsts she is proud of in her life. Read her inspiring speech.

Fredessa Hamilton Cobb Graduate Student Commencement Address (PDF)

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