Jane Lynch, MFA ’84, to deliver Convocation address May 21

Jane Lynch, MFA ’84, a five-time Emmy winner who hosts the Fox TV game show “Celebrity Weakest Link,” will give the keynote address at Senior Convocation, set for May 21 from 1-2:30 p.m. in Barton Hall.

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