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Watch: Jennifer Nettles Returns To Alma Mater For Commencement Speech

Sugarland’s own Jennifer Nettles returned to her college last weekend to deliver a powerful speech at Agnes Scott College. Nettles graduated in 1997 from the Georgian college and during her…

INGLEWOOD, CA – MAY 01: Singer Jennifer Nettles attends the 2016 American Country Countdown Awards at The Forum on May 1, 2016 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Sugarland's own Jennifer Nettles returned to her college last weekend to deliver a powerful speech at Agnes Scott College.

Nettles graduated in 1997 from the Georgian college and during her speech asked the women in attendance, "what kind of woman do you want to be?"

Nettles commencement speech comes on the heels of her Sugarland album Bigger due out June 8.