22-Year-Old Becomes First Black Valedictorian at Princeton Ever in Its 274-Year History

22-Year-Old Becomes First Black Valedictorian at Princeton Ever in Its 274-Year History
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Princeton University has named its first black valedictorian ever in the school’s 274-year history.

Nicholas André Johnson, aged 22, hails from Montréal in Québec⁣, Canada. He majored in operations research and financial engineering⁣ and was named Princeton’s valedictorian on April 27, 2020.