Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch spoke to a packed audience in the Great Hall on University of the Virgin Islands’ St. Croix campus last week for the Student Convocation Program. Lynch told the students of her journey and likened it to the journey they will face.
Lynch was the first African American female Attorney General of the United States, nominated by President Barack Obama. UVI President David Hall and board vice chair Oron Roebuck awarded Lynch an honorary degree. Special thanks were given to Chief U.S. District Judge Wilma Lewis for arranging the convocation program. Read more on the St. Croix Source here.