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- ALL-STAR LINE-UP CELEBRATES THE CLASS OF 2021 WITH APPEARANCES BY KATIE COURIC, BEBE REXHA, DIANE VON FURSTENBERG, SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN, BRIE AND NIKKI BELLA, ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES, MARISKA HARGITAY, JAMIE CHUNG, SANYA RICHARDS-ROSS, TAN FRANCE, WHITNEY WOLFE HERD, GRETCHEN CARLSON, DARA TRESEDER AND WITH A MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY DEAR EVAN HANSEN
Today, Her Campus, the number one media brand for college women with over 400 campus chapters across the country announced "Graduation 2021: To the Future'' a virtual, mega graduation ceremony that will take place on Friday, May 14 at 12pm EST. The event will be digitally broadcast for free on cheerstothefuture.com. A diverse all-star line-up including Katie Couric (Award-winning journalist, Founder of Katie Couric Media, Co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer), Bebe Rexha (Music Artist), Diane von Furstenberg (Founder, Author and Philanthropist), Senator Elizabeth Warren, Brie and Nikki Bella (WWE Hall of Famers, Entrepreneurs and NYT Best-selling authors), Attorney General Letitia James, Mariska Hargitay (Actress/Producer), Jamie Chung (Actress), Sanya Richards-Ross (Olympic Champion & TV Personality), Tan France (Fashion Designer), Whitney Wolfe Herd (Founder & CEO, Bumble), Gretchen Carlson (Acclaimed Journalist, Author & Empowerment Advocate), Dara Treseder (SVP, Head of Global Marketing & Communications at Peloton), and many more will join together for commencement toasts, speeches and performances to honor the Class of 2021.
The line-up will also feature a host of luminaries across industries including: Alison Malmon (Executive Director and Founder, Active Minds), Alyssa Carson (Aspiring Astronaut), Amanda LaCount (Professional Dancer & Body Positive Influencer), Amber Stevens West (Actress), Andrew Gelwicks (Celebrity Stylist), Ariel Winter (Actress/Producer), Antonia Gentry (Actress), Bailee Madison (Actress/Producer/Singer), Birdy (Artist), Ellie Goldstein (Model), Frankie Jonas (Content Creator), Illumitati aka Tati Bruening (Photographer), Jeni Britton Bauer (Founder, Chief Creative Officer, Jeni's Ice Cream), Jocelyne & Monique Lamoureux (Olympic Gold Medalists), Congressmember Judy Chu, Kaitlin Reagan & Francesco LoPresti (Social Media Star), Kasie Hunt (NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent and host of MSNBC's "Way Too Early with Kasie Hunt"), Kennedy Murray (Social Content Creator/Influencer), Rep. Lauren Underwood, Mabel (Artist/Musician), Maddie & Tae (UMG Nashville Recording Artists), Madeleine Arthur (Actor), Mae Muller (Artist), Maya Penn (Environmental Activist, Animator & Eco-Designer), Mickey Guyton (UMG Nashville Recording Artist), Mimoza (Singer & Songwriter), Nadya Okamoto (Co-founder and CEO of ItsAugust), NaeNaeTwins (Influencers), Nathan Chen (US Figure Skater), Pamela Brown (CNN Anchor & Senior Washington Correspondent), Phaidra Knight (Athlete/Entrepreneur), Priscilla Ono (Fenty Beauty Global Makeup Artist), Remi Bader (Curve Model and Content Creator), Rod Thill (Corporate Millennial/Content Creator), Savannah Sellers (NBC News and MSNBC Correspondent; co-host of Morning News NOW and NBC News' Stay Tuned), Terrell Hines (Artist), TJ Lavin (Athlete/Host), amongst others to be announced.
The event will also feature musical performances by Dear Evan Hansen (Broadway, North American Tour, and London companies of the "cultural phenomenon" musical), Almost Monday (Pop Trio), CAL (Singer, Producer & Songwriter), Citizen Queen (Girl Group), ella jane (Musician), MICHELLE (Musical Collective) and Priscilla Block (UMG Nashville Recording Artist).
"With so many college graduations still not taking place in person this year, we know it will be challenging for many families and friends to get together to celebrate this huge milestone in a way that feels properly momentous. Our goal with 'To the Future' is to make this moment as special as possible for the graduating class. We are so grateful to our inspirational speakers and performers who are coming together to rally behind these students who are sure to be the country's next generation of leaders." said Stephanie Kaplan Lewis, co-founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief of Her Campus Media.
Fourteen graduating students from across the country have been selected by Her Campus to perform and/or speak to the graduating class after an application process and include:
"The Class of 2021 is inspirational. Our student speakers and performers are just a small sample of this graduating class, which has already achieved so much and faced uncertainty. We are thrilled to create this space for a second year in a row to recognize their achievements, with the pomp and circumstance they deserve," said Annie Wang, co-founder, Chief Product Officer & Creative Director, and Windsor Hanger Western, co-founder, President & Publisher of Her Campus Media and the co-hosts of the event.
Graduation 2021: To the Future will be put on in partnership with Active Minds, the nation's leading nonprofit organization supporting mental health awareness and education for young adults. Event sponsors include Bumble, Lulus who is hosting a shopping giveaway for students across TikTok and Instagram, Pocket by Mozilla who is sponsoring a writing contest for students, Nair, Minted, Sally Hansen, Hallmark and First Aid Beauty.
To learn more, please visit cheerstothefuture.com and be sure to tune in on Friday, May 14, 2021 at 12pm EST on cheerstothefuture.com and share on social with #ToTheFuture2021.
About Her Campus Media
Her Campus Media is the #1 media portfolio for college women and Gen Z, reaching 130MM+ social followers and 20MM+ monthly unique visitors across its family of brands Her Campus, Spoon University, College Fashionista, InfluenceHer Collective, and Generation Hired, and network of 45,000+ influencers and ambassadors across 1,500+ colleges. Leveraging its digital, social, experiential, influencer and on-campus reach, Her Campus Media provides award-winning integrated marketing programs for leading brands. Her Campus has been named to Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies for 2021, Entrepreneur magazine's Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America, and Forbes 100 Best Websites for Women among other accolades.
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