Six people received honorary degrees at Commencement for contributions in academia, law, economics, journalism, and public service: 

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BEN BERNANKE, former economics professor at Princeton and chairman of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014.

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Columbia professor and Civil War and Reconstruction scholar ERIC FONER, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2011.

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SHULI HU, journalist and founder of Caixin Media, which focuses on business and financial news in China. She has pushed for free expression in China through her reporting.

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Retired surgeon ROBERT RIVERS JR. ’53, one of only three African American students in his class and the University’s first African American trustee.

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BRYAN STEVENSON, lawyer and founder of the Alabama-based Equal Justice Initiative, which advocates for social justice and human rights.

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FROMA ZEITLIN, scholar of ancient Greek literature and founder of Princeton’s Program in Judaic Studies.