INDIANAPOLIS — Two-time Olympic hurdles champion Edwin Moses will receive an honorary doctor of science degree at the University of Massachusetts-Boston commencement May 29.

Now a financial consultant and motivational speaker, Moses was the most dominant 400-meter hurdler in the world for more than a decade. He won Olympic gold medals in 1976 and 1984 and was world champion in 1983 and 1987. His world record of 47.02 seconds stood from 1983 to 1992.

He was inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1994.

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., will deliver the commencement address.