without the kick of having scores to settle' — Kurt Vonnegut's 1999 speech at Agnes Scott College The famed author became one of the most sought after commencement speakers in the United States ...
See the partial transcript and watch the video. Atul Gawande's 2012 speech at Williams College Pushing beyond the tired "take risks!" commencement cliché, the surgeon, writer, and activist took a ...
This spring, a movement gained momentum on college and university campuses ... As a Boston Globe editorial observed about the wave of campus commencement protests, "It's far better for students to ...
We have four speeches/video messages for the graduates. The first is from Dr. Tina Pittman Wagers, a Teaching Professor in the department who has emceed our in-person ceremony for the past several ...
She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Tufts University and her law degree from the University of Utah College of Law. In addition to her duties on the bench, Chief Justice Rice is the ...
At a special commencement ceremony for first-generation college graduates, a dean gave a speech made up of nothing but questions. Although the choice of liberal icon Jimmy Carter as commencement ...
In her commencement speech to the graduates of Colorado College, she emphasized worrying less about the uncertainty of the future. "I know there's a lot of anxiety about what the future holds and ...
Chuck Schumer’s Graduation-Crashing Speech New York Sen. Chuck Schumer likes to show up unannounced at college commencements in the state, and he often tells this story about the summer after he ...
on Sunday to deliver the school's commencement address, a tradition complicated by criticism over his handling of the Israel-Gaza war, which has sparked nationwide college protests. The speech's ...