Dean of Gratz College Dr. Honour Moore announces that Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Dr. Khalid N. Mumin will address the Class of 2023 as the College’s commencement speaker.  The College’s 123^rd commencement will take place online on Sunday, September 10 at 6:00 p.m.

For over 25 years, Dr. Khalid N. Mumin has served in various capacities as a teacher, dean of students, principal and central administrator. Most recently, Dr. Mumin served as the Superintendent of Schools at Lower Merion School District. Prior to Lower Merion, Dr. Mumin was the Superintendent of Reading School District for seven years. Beginning as a Secondary English teacher in Scotland, Pennsylvania in 1997, Dr. Mumin rose through the leadership ranks of the education system in Pennsylvania. Dr. Mumin is committed to promoting and sustaining student achievement, equity and access to educational programming for all students, as well as creating plans that are fiscally responsible. He has been recognized nationally as a “School Board Savvy Superintendent,” and is the author of the book entitled Problem Child: Leading Students Living in Poverty Towards Infinite Possibilities of Success.

Dr. Mumin earned a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Education in Teaching & Curriculum from Pennsylvania State University, a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary English Education from Shippensburg University, and an Associate of Arts in English from Northeastern Christian Junior College.

Dean Moore is delighted that Dr. Mumin is addressing our 2023 graduates, many of them involved in education as their profession: “His commitment to equity, inclusion, and access for all is deeply connected to the mission of Gratz College.”

More about commencement here.