Northeastern’s 112th Commencement Northeastern celebrated the Class of 2014 and presented honorary degrees to a group of influential leaders and scholars at the university’s 112th commencement exercises. Northeastern presented honorary degrees to Janet Napolitano, the former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security who is now president of the University of California; award-winning entertainment icon LL COOL J; and former NFL player Wade Davis II, who is currently the executive director of the You Can Play Project, an organization dedicated to ending discrimination, sexism, and homophobia in sports. Video by Northeastern News. by Ursula August May 4, 2014