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National Basketball Players Association Exec. Dir. Michele Roberts ’80, the first woman to lead a U.S. professional sports union, spoke at commencement on May 13. Before leading the NBPA, Roberts was a top litigator and public defender in Washington, D.C.—where three of her acquitted clients named children after her.