Mia Hamm To Deliver 2025 UNC Spring Commencement Address

Posted Sep 19, 2024
Mia Hamm, the world-renowned soccer player and UNC alum, will deliver the 2025 Spring Commencement address, Chancellor Lee H. Roberts announced Thursday. The ceremony will be Saturday, May 10, in Kenan Stadium. Hamm led the Tar Heels to NCAA championships in 1989, 1990, 1992, and 1993 and was a two-time National Player of the Year. (GoHeels.com)

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