LaToya Ruby Frazier to receive Honorary Doctorate
Edinboro welcomes MacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellowship recipient as spring commencement speaker
LaToya Ruby Frazier, an internationally recognized visual artist and social justice advocate, will return to her alma mater to deliver the commencement address at Edinboro University’s undergraduate ceremony on Saturday, May 4.
Frazier, who earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts – Applied Media Arts from Edinboro in 2004, will also receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during the ceremony.
Chosen by Ebony as one of the 100+ Most Powerful Women of All Time, Frazier uses photography, video and performance art to capture the effects of economic erosion, racism, healthcare inequality and environmental toxicity in post-industrial cities. Her compositions aim to combat social injustice by amplifying the voices of marginalized and vulnerable populations.
She has earned numerous recognitions throughout her career, including the International Center for Photography Infinity Award, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship and the MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, one of the most notable intellectual and creative fellowship awards in the world.
Courtesy of: Edinboro University News
