Distinguished Speakers

At Duquesne University's Spring 2013 Graduation ceremony, his eminence Cardinal Donald Wuerl of the Archdiocese of Washington concelebrated the annual Baccalaureate Mass with members of the Spiritan Congregation and delivered the commencement address. Nearly 1,590 students were recognized at Commencement.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke before an audience of more than 1,200 faculty, staff, students and guests on April 9 at a special event hosted by the School of Law. Thomas joined Law Dean Ken Gormley and Thomas M. Hardiman, a U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, on stage in the Union Ballroom, where he answered questions and discussed everything from his upbringing in Georgia to his Catholic school education to his appointment as only the second Africa-American on the U.S. Supreme Court.