MERCED, Calif. — First lady Michelle Obama praised graduates at California’s smallest, youngest public university for their struggle to succeed, urging the jubilant members of her audience to give back to their communities.
"Many of you may be considering leaving town with your diploma in hand,” Michelle Obama said before a crowd of 12,000 on the University of California, Merced, campus. "By using what you’ve learned here you can shorten the path perhaps for kids who may not see a path at all. I was once one of those kids.”
The first lady encouraged graduates to remember they are blessed, and suggested they should cement their legacy by starting after-school programs to help students succeed, working to reduce pollution or linking needy families to social services.
by the associated press
"Many of you may be considering leaving town with your diploma in hand,” Michelle Obama said before a crowd of 12,000 on the University of California, Merced, campus. "By using what you’ve learned here you can shorten the path perhaps for kids who may not see a path at all. I was once one of those kids.”
The first lady encouraged graduates to remember they are blessed, and suggested they should cement their legacy by starting after-school programs to help students succeed, working to reduce pollution or linking needy families to social services.
by the associated press
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