Overview
- 9th Wonder will walk on Saturday to receive a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from North Carolina Central University in Durham.
- He left the school to pursue music decades ago and is now completing the degree he started.
- A longtime educator, he has taught at NCCU, Duke, Harvard, Wake Forest, Elizabeth City State and the Roc Nation School, telling students that their "old professor" will graduate this season.
- His daughter, Jada Douthit, attends Winston-Salem State University and was recently initiated into Delta Sigma Theta.
- His return to complete an HBCU degree reflects a broader pattern of hip-hop artists finishing college later in their careers.