Sherrilyn Ifill Delivers Keynote Address at Howard University's 2025 Opening Convocation Ceremony
Howard University leaders opened the academic year Sept. 19 with its 158th Opening Convocation ceremony that acknowledged the weight of changing times. Convocation keynote speaker Sherrilyn Ifill, a Howard School of Law professor, cited the “heaviness in the land” but urged students to see the moment as time for democratic renewal. You can watch Ifill's full remarks.