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CHANGE COMING: To Lee Chapel, where a statute of Lee lying behind this speaker is to be walled off in the future. Images of Washington and Lee also are to be removed from the university diplomas.
Alumni of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va. (I am one) were just informed by e-mail that the University Board of Trustees had voted 22-6 not to change the name.
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Amir honours outstanding QU graduates
31 May 2021 - 8:15
QNA / The Peninsula
Doha: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani patronised the graduation ceremony of the 43rd batch (Class of 2020) of Qatar University students, which was held at the University’s Sports and Events Complex yesterday. This year 3,188 students graduated as part of QU’s Class of 2020.
The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani and Their Excellencies members of the University’s Board of Trustees and Vice-Presidents of the University.
H H the Amir honoured the 109 outstanding graduates, while Qatar University President Dr. Hassan Al Derham handed the certificates to 733 graduate students in various disciplines. The annual convocation includes graduates from a full academic year comprising Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, and Summer 2020.
Amir patronises graduation ceremony of Qatar University students
30 May 2021 - 10:26
QNA
Doha: The Amir H H Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani patronised the graduation of the 43rd batch of male students (Class of 2020), which was held at the university s sports and events complex this morning.
The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani, and their Excellencies members of the University’s Board of Trustees and Vice-Presidents of the University.
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30 May 2021 - 9:00
A retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, and a Hong Kong teacher who is now the fastest female climber of the world s highest peak, on Sunday returned safely from the mountain where climbing teams have been struggling with bad weather and a coronavirus outbreak.