June 5, 2011
Stephen Krashen, a linguist, educational researcher, and activist, will offer the 2011 commencement address. Krashen is Professor Emeritus of Learning and Instruction at the University of Southern California, specializing in theories of language acquisition and development. Much of his research has involved the study on non-English and bilingual language acquisition. During the past 20 years, he has published hundreds of books and articles and has been invited to deliver over 500 lectures at universities throughout the United States and the rest of the world.