(File Photo: Source for Photo: Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on the nomination of Martin Makary to serve as Commissioner of Food and Drugs at the Department of Health and Human Services, on Capitol Hill Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Grove City, PA) Grove City College will hold its 146th commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 9, with Rand Paul delivering the address to the Class of 2026. 

The college said it will confer 545 undergraduate and graduate degrees. About 52% of graduates will receive honors, including 88 students earning summa cum laude distinction. 

Paul, a Republican serving his third term in the U.S. Senate, is scheduled to deliver an address titled “The Case for Optimism.”