Two-time Grammy Award-winner and beloved Carolina professor Bill Ferris shared words of wisdom with graduating students on Sunday as they prepared to start the next chapter of their lives.
Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz presided over the ceremony, which was held at the Dean E. Smith Center. More than 690 undergraduates, 845 graduate students and nine professional students earned their Carolina degrees in December.
Regardless of what degree might be on your diploma today, I’m confident that our world-class faculty has prepared you to excel in your chosen field, but to also successfully pivot as needed, toward those careers that may not yet exist, but will have a significant impact in the world we live in.
Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz
Your Carolina education will help you face both your history and your future. You carry the tools to build a brighter future for our nation and world.
Bill Ferris, the senior director emeritus of the Center for the Study of the American South and adjunct professor emeritus in the folklore curriculum
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