The New York Times studied videos of addresses posted online, including those by President Trump, Kermit the Frog and a slew of celebrity speakers. Here is a look at key themes that emerged. By Mitch ...
A student speaker was recently disciplined by NYU for giving an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian speech at his school’s commencement ceremony. NYU apparently rejected the idea that the address should ...
Every year, celebrities, businesspeople, politicians, artists, and more get asked to address a graduating class in a commencement speech. The moment, which is usually equally exciting to the honoree ...
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, ...
After 40 or more years listening to graduation speeches for first grade through college and including a medical school and as a family member, student, teacher and administrator, I feel I have become ...
Last year was a tumultuous year for commencement speakers. Some speeches were canceled while others were relocated. There were walkouts, protests and sharp repercussions. On May 11, Harrison Butker, ...
What happened the last time someone spoke about politics at the University of Alabama’s commencement
As Jim Stephens approached the podium at the University of Alabama’s main graduation ceremony in May 2007, the United States was entering its fourth year of the Iraq War, with troops across the region ...
The 2025 class president of MIT was barred from attending her graduation ceremony on Friday after delivering a speech denouncing the war in Gaza at a commencement event the day before.Related video ...
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 ...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology banned the 2025 class president from Friday's graduation commencement ceremony after she delivered a pro-Palestinian speech at an event Thursday. The ...
A student speaker was recently disciplined by NYU for giving an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian speech at his school’s commencement ceremony. NYU apparently rejected the idea that the address should ...
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