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MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's Middlebury College graduates its Class of 2016 this weekend and CNN political contributor Van Jones will be the commencement speaker.
Jones is a former adviser on green jobs in the administration of President Barack Obama.
Jones will be one of six people to be awarded honorary degrees at Sunday's graduation ceremonies.
Another will be William Sessions, senior judge at the U.S. District Court in Burlington and a Middlebury graduate.
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