{"id":13248,"date":"2025-05-30T18:32:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T18:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/?p=13248"},"modified":"2025-05-30T18:32:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T18:32:37","slug":"corbett-alum-kendall-hutchison-acker-gives-commencement-speech-at-claremont-graduate-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/news\/corbett-alum-kendall-hutchison-acker-gives-commencement-speech-at-claremont-graduate-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Corbett alum Kendall Hutchison Acker gives commencement speech at Claremont Graduate University"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Corbett Exchange Program alum Kendall Hutchison Acker (2019-20) graduated this spring from Claremont Graduate University with a master’s degree in American History and Museum Studies, and was selected as the student commencement speaker for 2025. Her thesis,\u00a0The Price Tag of a 5-Star Culture: Cultural Performance and the Politics of Luxury in O\u02bbahu Hotels, examines how<\/p>\n

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