Binghamton Graduate School Commencement Remarks
Saying he was fundamentally transformed by his Binghamton University education, Ronald Ehrenberg '66, Cornell University's Irving M. Ives Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Economics, urged graduates to support public higher education during his Commencement remarks on May 17. >>MORE
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This is a challenging time for New York and I know that many of you are aware that the State faces a budget deficit.










