Debbie Allen, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Ronald Carter, and more were awarded honorary degrees during Yale’s 324th commencement ...

NEW YORK (AP) — For 11 seasons, Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sat across from his guests on the popular PBS series “Finding Your Roots” and led them through secrets in their family tree.

The University holds an annual dinner for honorary degree recipients on the Sunday night of Commencement weekend before publicly announcing the recipients.

and what events and circumstances influenced their lives" Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. cut the ribbon on the exhibition on April 25 A new permanent exhibition in Boston is focusing on ancestry and ...