Respect Graduate School Announces Its Inaugural Graduation Ceremony

June 10, 2025

Respect Graduate School, 2200 Industrial Drive, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that its inaugural Graduation Ceremony will take place on campus at 3:00PM on June 14, 2025. The State of Pennsylvania approved degree-granting authority to Respect Graduate School in June 2023, and Respect was granted Candidate Status for Accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education in March 2025.  Respect Graduate School currently offers a 36-credit Master of Arts in Islamic Studies as well as numerous continuing education courses. The Board of Trustees has authorized the granting of the MA degree to its first eight students. The ceremony will be presided over by Dr. Sezai Sablak, chairperson of the Board of Trustees and Respect President Dr. Suleyman Eris.

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