Morehouse College | 142nd Commencement | 2026

Morehouse College will welcome 12-time NBA All-Star, two-time Olympian, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Chris Paul as its keynote speaker for the 142nd Morehouse College Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 9 a.m. on the College's Century Campus. Paul will also receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the institution, alongside two exemplary individuals whose lives reflect a legacy of stewardship, ethical leadership, public service, and societal impact: the chairman, president, and CEO of Southern Company Chris Womack, and the founding dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, the Rev. Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter Sr., set to retire this summer after 47 years of consecutive service to the College.