Loeffler will receive an honorary degree, as will Morten Lauridsen, a classical musician and recipient of the National Medal of Arts; Heather McGhee, a public policy advocate; Elissa Montanti, the founder of the Global Medical Relief Fund; and Andrew Young, a civil rights activist, politician, and former aide to Martin Luther King Jr. [...]
For over 15 years, McGhee has been with Demos, a left-leaning think tank that focuses on issues such as social justice, economic inequality and voting rights; she has served as president since March of 2014. McGhee was a contributing advocate to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and has since served on a variety of civic participation and public policy committees and board
