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Beth Thames: The best piece of advice from a college commencement speech
One speech that stuck with me was given to the 2003 graduates of the University of Alabama. My son was in that class, and I ...
‘Life is better when we leap together’: What Kermit the frog said in his commencement speech
The frog’s speech focused on three points, finding your people, taking the leap, making connections. ...
READER POLL: Who gave the best commencement speech? Kermit the Frog, Dawn Moore, Wes Moore or JD Vance?
READER POLL: Who gave the best commencement speech? Kermit the Frog, Dawn Moore, Wes Moore or JD Vance? This graduation ...
'MIT wants a free Palestine': Indian-American student Megha Vemuri on Israel's 'genocide' in commencement speech
During MIT's commencement, Class of 2025 president Megha Vemuri delivered a pro-Palestinian speech, criticizing the ...
A physician who advocates for the power of human touch over technology will deliver Harvard’s commencement speech
Abraham Verghese is a Stanford University professor, bestselling author and a prominent doctor who advocates for ...
Trump Gives Commencement Address at West Point, Stressing a New Era
The president said the graduating cadets would enter a service no longer subject to “absurd ideological experiments” or ...
Trump praises West Point cadets, takes credit for U.S. military might in commencement address
The last time President Trump gave a speech at the U.S. Military Academy came amid nationwide reckoning following the police ...
MIT graduates seen walking off while commencement speaker delivers address
MIT graduates walk off and others chant 'shame' as commencement speaker accuses school of being complicit in aiding genocide in Gaza war.