SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Union College will be hosting MSNBC talk show host Dylan Ratigan as the commencement speaker for their 218th graduation ceremony on Sunday.

Ratigan will not only be giving the commencement speech, but will also be receiving an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the school.

He currently hosts "The Dylan Ratigan Show" on MSNBC and graduated from Union with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.