ORANGEBURG — U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton encouraged Claflin University graduates to reach out to others who haven't traveled as far down the academic road.
In her commencement address Saturday to the historically black university's 320 graduates, Clinton stressed the importance of an American higher education system that's accessible and affordable.
Clinton, a Democratic presidential candidate, told graduates, their family members and their friends at the Seventh-day Adventist Worship and Convention Center that most Americans don't enroll in or graduate from college. Many of those young people live in poverty and lack family and other support. They're "treated as if they're invisible," she said.
Claflin, she said, has been an accessible institution since it opened in 1869, welcoming students regardless of race or gender. At the time, that was "nothing short of revolutionary," she said. Read More
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