UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Khalid N. Mumin will be the speaker at the Penn State College of Education’s spring 2024 commencement ceremony for undergraduate students.
The College of Education’s commencement ceremony for undergraduates is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 5, at Pegula Ice Arena on the University Park campus.
Mumin was named Pennsylvania Secretary of Education in 2023 by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. For over 25 years, Mumin has served in various capacities as a teacher, dean of students, principal and central administrator.
Most recently, Mumin served as the superintendent of schools at Lower Merion School District. Prior to Lower Merion, Mumin was the superintendent of Reading School District for seven years. Mumin began his career in 1997 as a secondary English teacher in Scotland, Pennsylvania.
Mumin said he is committed to promoting and sustaining student achievement, equity and access to educational programming for all students, as well as creating plans that are fiscally responsible. He has been recognized nationally as a “School Board Savvy Superintendent,” and is the author of the book, “Problem Child: Leading Students Living in Poverty Towards Infinite Possibilities of Success.”
Mumin earned a doctor of education degree in educational leadership from the University of Pennsylvania, an master of education in teaching and curriculum from Penn State, a bachelor of arts in secondary English education from Shippensburg University, and an associate in arts in English from Northeastern Christian Junior College.