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Walden University will host a special online commencement honoring its graduates and their milestone achievement at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 6, 2021. The keynote speaker for Walden’s 64th Commencement will be Dr. Myron Rolle, a former NFL safety, Rhodes Scholar and neuroscience resident at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Walden University is pleased to announce its School of Management has been awarded the Performance Excellence Network's Performance Excellence Award, which is based on the Baldrige Framework and is the culmination of a rigorous evaluation of an organization’s management and performance system.

Walden University is bringing together a prestigious group of speakers for its next Talks for Good on “Online Learning in Higher Education,” which will take place on Thursday, November 12, 2020 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. ET. As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly changes the way students are learning around the world, Walden President Dr. Ward Ulmer, Marymount University President Dr. Irma Becerra and Kentucky State University President Dr. M. Christopher Brown II will discuss the challenges, benefits and future of online learning in higher education.

Walden University is proudly celebrating National Distance Learning Week from November 9-13, 2020 with a series of webinars and a virtual panel through its Talks for Good initiative. The week is hosted by the United States Distance Learning Association to generate greater awareness and appreciation for distance learning and to recognize leaders in the field.

Walden University is bringing together a prestigious group of speakers for its next Talks for Good on “Advancing a Racially and Ethnically Diverse K-12 Education,” which will take place on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. ET.

Laureate Education announced it has entered into an agreement to transfer ownership of Walden University to Adtalem Global Education.

Walden University is collaborating with Goodwall, a social enterprise mobile application, on their BetterTogether initiative, which was created in response to the COVID-19 economic crisis.

Walden University is bringing together a prestigious group of speakers for its next Talks for Good.

Walden University will host a special online 50th Anniversary Graduate Celebration featuring world-renowned poet, writer and activist Nikki Giovanni and singer, actor and philanthropist Bryan Terrell Clark. The event will be broadcast at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 18, 2020 on Walden’s website and Facebook and YouTube social media pages.