Author and foreign policy analyst Anne-Marie Slaughter will deliver the commencement address at UNC on May 8.

Slaughter served as the director of policy planning for the US State Department under Hillary Clinton.

“Carolina is incredibly fortunate to welcome an exceptional thinker and leader like Anne-Marie Slaughter to share her wit, wisdom and experience,” said chancellor Carol Folt. “I was lucky enough to hear Anne-Marie speak several years ago and found her absolutely magnetic. She greatly inspired me and I know students will be moved and motivated by her message.”

In 2012 Slaughter wrote a piece titled “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All,” which was published in The Atlantic. It was the most read piece in the history of the magazine.

She has written or edited six books, including “A New World Order” and “The Idea That Is America: Keeping Faith with Our Values in a Dangerous World,” and is a frequent contributor to a number of publications.

Spring Commencement will be held at 9 a.m. in Kenan Memorial Stadium. Folt will preside over the ceremony.