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‘Life is better when we leap together’: What Kermit the frog said in his commencement speech
In his commencement speech, Kermit focused on finding your people, taking the leap and making connections. Also a look at ...
These Celebrities Gave College Commencement Speeches With the Best Advice for 2025 Grads
To Usher, who was asked to deliver the commencement speech for Emory University to the 2025 graduating class this year, the honor was quite a milestone. So much so that he proudly wrote every word in ...
Celebrities give commencement speeches to graduates around the country
From Jennifer Coolidge to Usher to Kermit the Frog, here are some moments from commencement speeches across the country.
Why Harvard Has No Way Out
Even against one of the nation’s oldest institutions, the Trump administration holds the levers of power — and it’s using them aggressively.
Vance says Trump will use US military decisively rather than in 'open-ended conflicts' of the past
Vice President JD Vance has told military academy graduates that President Donald Trump is working to ensure that U.S. armed ...
Commencement speeches aren’t for political grandstanding
The podium granted to these commencement speakers doesn’t belong to the speaker. It is a platform designed for a specific ...
President Trump set to give commencement address to West Point graduates
Trump gave the commencement address at West Point in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The president urged ...
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 ...
‘This is the Golden Age’: Trump delivers commencement speech to West Point graduates
President Trump delivered the commencement speech for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday morning, declaring at one point that the 2025 class consists of the “first West ...