Standing before an arena packed with graduates, their families and well-wishers, University of New Orleans alumnus Bivian “Sonny” Lee III shared that he once suffered from debilitating social anxiety that forced him to take a break from pursuing his bachelor’s degree in 2000.
As he looked around the Lakefront Arena on Friday, Lee, who served as the principal speaker at the University of New Orleans’ spring 2023 commencement ceremony, said the thought of speaking in front of such a large group of people would have been “absolutely unfathomable” during that time in his life.
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