Rep. Maxine Waters Receives an Honorary Doctorate of Laws Degree from the University of the District of Columbia
May 16, 2019
On Saturday, May 11, U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) — the first woman and first African American to chair the powerful U.S. House Committee on Financial Services — and civil rights icon and leader, Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., received Honorary Doctorate of Laws degrees from the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). Rep. Waters also delivered a keynote address to more than 900 graduates during UDC’s 2019 University of the District of Columbia (UDC) Commencement Convocation.