Taylor Walding Variety Editor Last week, Troy awarded about 50 diplomas during commencement ceremonies in Vietnam, further proving its focus on international learning. When Chancellor Jack Hawkins first traveled to Vietnam in 1968, he was a platoon leader for the Marines during the decades-long Vietnam War. Today, as Troy’s chancellor, he travels to Vietnam on much happier circumstances: to award degrees at various universities. “Vietnam is a much different place than when I was first there,” Hawkins wrote in an email. “When I returned for the first time in 2002,…
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