Culver City Observer -

Tulane University awarded degrees to nearly 2,800 graduates on May 20 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Devin Reynolds of Culver City earned a Bachelor Science Architecture degree from Tulane's School of Architecture.

The ceremony's keynote speaker was Helen Mirren, an Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award–winning actress known for her support of humanitarian efforts. Mirren also received an honorary degree along with jazz great Branford Marsalis, civil rights activist Diane Nash and social psychologist Shelley Taylor.

Reynolds and fellow class members were honored at the ceremony, which included all the pomp and circumstance of a traditional commencement but with a New Orleans twist, including herald trumpets, and a second-line jazz procession.