It's graduation season: a time to celebrate the culmination of years of work and achievement, not only by the graduates but also by their parents, siblings and friends. Along with the cap, gown and ...
Hardly anyone had heard of Bryan Anderson when he spoke at the Luzerne County Community College Commencement in 2007. This was long before his photo appeared on the covers of Esquire magazine and USA ...
It's that time of year, where college graduates are heading off into the world and everyone from Arianna Huffington to President Obama are tasked with the job to inspire them to fix our broken world.
From getting dumped to fighting for your reproductive rights, we picked out our favorite (and one not-so favorite) speeches from this year's round of graduations. Okay, so we understand that ...
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 ...
I love to watch commencement speeches. As a speechwriter in my former life, I know there’s no harder job than holding students’ and parents’ attention when they really just want that degree. You’ve ...
The Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria delivered the commencement speech at his alma mater Tufts University on May 22, where the star gave passionate advice on the importance of individualism and ...
It’s graduation season. “Pomp and Circumstance” is playing everywhere. By the time most of us are middle-aged and beyond, we’ve been to a dozen or more graduations, starting with our own. These days, ...