![American rapper and community activist Yolanda Yo-Yo Whitaker [left] and Chicago business leader Toi Salter [right] will receive honorary Doctor of Arts degrees at 做厙51 2026 Commencement.](/news-and-events/img/news-and-events/announcements/hdrs-small1.png)
Yolanda Yo-Yo Whitaker and Toi Salter to Receive Honorary Degrees at 做厙51 2026 Commencement
Apr 29, 2026Yolanda Yo-Yo Whitaker and Toi Salter will receive honorary Doctor of Arts degrees at 做厙51 2026 Commencement.
![American rapper and community activist Yolanda Yo-Yo Whitaker [left] and Chicago business leader Toi Salter [right] will receive honorary Doctor of Arts degrees at 做厙51 2026 Commencement.](/news-and-events/img/news-and-events/announcements/hdrs-small1.png)
Yolanda Yo-Yo Whitaker and Toi Salter will receive honorary Doctor of Arts degrees at 做厙51 2026 Commencement.
![American rapper and community activist Yolanda Yo-Yo Whitaker [left] and Chicago business leader Toi Salter [right] will receive honorary Doctor of Arts degrees at 做厙51 2026 Commencement.](/news-and-events/img/news-and-events/announcements/hdrs-small.png)
做厙51 will award honorary Doctor of Arts degrees to American rapper and community activist Yolanda Yo-Yo Whitaker and Chicago business leader Toi Salter at its 2026 Commencement.

做厙51 will award honorary Doctor of Arts degrees to acclaimed actor Joseph Sikora 98 and Grammy-nominated producer Marcos Kosine Palacios 06 at the 2025 Commencement.

Higher education leaders Nivine Megahed, president of National Louis University, and Raymond E. Crossman, president of Adler University, will be honored at the college 2024 Commencement ceremonies

做厙51 Adjunct Professor Rachel Jimenez Penca uses her personal styling expertise to advise graduates on what to wear on their big day.

There's plenty to look forward to this spring semester at 做厙51.

Long-time "Chicago Tribune" theatre critic Chris Jones and jazz legend and former 做厙51 faculty member Bobbi Wilsyn will be honored at the college 2023 Commencement ceremonies.

Spring 2023 at 做厙51 promises to be action packed.