Celebs ‘Just friggin’ go for it:’ Jennifer Coolidge delivers rousing Emerson commencement speech Actress Jennifer Coolidge delivered the 2025 commencement speech at Emerson College, receiving an ...

Famous speakers included director Jon M. Chu and tennis star Billie Jean King. Amid the decision to cancel this year's valedictorian speech, the University of Southern California announced it would be ...

COLLEGE PARK — As the University of Maryland, College Park graduates prepare to leap into the next stage of life, Kermit the Frog left them with a message of connection and love Thursday evening at ...

At a time of extreme polarization on campus, the banality of the graduation ceremony is a tradition worth celebrating. By A.O. Scott Over the past few weekends, graduating seniors at American colleges ...

Melinda French Gates speaking at the commencement ceremony at Stanford University on Sunday. (Stanford University / Andrew Brodhead) In her commencement speech at Stanford University on Sunday morning ...

Jerry Seinfeld just delivered a 1,000-second commencement address at Duke University that will undoubtedly resonate with students for years to come. The speech was not only engaging but also ...

Image generated by Matthew Brophy with ChatGPT (OpenAI), using DALL·E. Another graduation season is upon us, with this year’s roster of commencement speakers including CEOs, astronauts, artists, ...

In early June 2005, Steve Jobs emailed his friend Michael Hawley a draft of a speech he had agreed to deliver to Stanford University’s graduating class in a few days. “It’s embarrassing,” he wrote. “I ...

In his first public comments following a controversial speech at a recent college commencement, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker defended his address and emphasized his Catholic faith. “If it ...

For the first time in his second term, President Donald Trump will address graduating students with a commencement speech at the University of Alabama on May 1. Trump announced the plans in an April ...