Macalester Presents Honorary Degree to The Honorable Andrew Gordon ’05
The judge from the Second Judicial District Court of Minnesota was on campus to receive the degree and deliver the keynote address at this year’s annual Opening Convocation.
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The judge from the Second Judicial District Court of Minnesota was on campus to receive the degree and deliver the keynote address at this year’s annual Opening Convocation.
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