Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Receives Honorary Degree from American University in Washington, DC

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Receives Honorary Degree from American University in Washington, DC

Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received an honorary degree from American University in Washington, DC and delivered the commencement address for the university’s College of Arts and Sciences over the weekend.

The writer was honored as “one of the world’s most powerful voices in fiction”.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at the College of Arts and Sciences commencement.

Watch her commencement speech below.