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Commencement Speakers 2011

First Posted: 04/21/11 09:47 AM ET   Updated: 06/18/11 06:12 AM ET

As seniors scramble to finish up final projects and take their last exams, a cadre of politicians, celebrities and artists prepare to give them tips on life after college.

Check out our slide show of 21 commencement speakers who are sure to make a splash.

Did we include someone you hate, or miss someone you love? Let us know in the comments section.

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As seniors scramble to finish up final projects and take their last exams, a cadre of politicians, celebrities and artists prepare to give them tips on life after college. Check out our slide show o...
As seniors scramble to finish up final projects and take their last exams, a cadre of politicians, celebrities and artists prepare to give them tips on life after college. Check out our slide show o...
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11:48 PM on 05/28/2011
Adrianna Huffington was the commencement speaker at Sarah Lawrence College. While I expected an intelligent and insightful speech, I was charmed by Ms. Huffington's humor. She was a perfect fit for the SLC Class of 2011.
09:58 AM on 05/24/2011
The best commencement address of 2011 was Chris Sacca at the University of Minnesota.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RskzYHPlh5U

Watch it and "be your weird self!"
09:58 PM on 05/15/2011
Robert Gates also spoke at North Dakota State Unicersity
Monica Medina
I observe, I write, humor's my thing
02:01 AM on 05/12/2011
Stephen Colbert will speak at his alma mater, Northwestern University.
09:55 PM on 05/07/2011
Katie Couric will be speaking at Boston University's commencement, featuring Vicki Kennedy receiving an honorary doctorate.
07:16 PM on 05/06/2011
Lance Armstrong @ High Point University!
04:07 PM on 05/06/2011
Wait! Who is speaking at U. of Phoenix?

Oh wait...no one actually graduates from there. Forgot.
considerthis
I try my best
12:15 PM on 05/06/2011
Thankful I didn't send my kid to Ohio State or Eureka. Her speaker may not be a big celebrity but that's ok with me.
07:54 PM on 05/04/2011
We are so excited to have alumnus Mike Duke - the CEO of WalMart - speak at Georgia Institute of Technology's graduation!
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07:54 PM on 05/07/2011
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Always Conservative
Shovel ready was not....
04:50 PM on 05/10/2011
More successful than Janet Neopolitan...
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Often banned; always factual
08:00 PM on 04/26/2011
When Mr. Wiesle speaks at Washington University, I'm sure the lefty professors will not turn their back on him as they did with Phillys Schlafly a couple of years ago. Lefty professors are such poorly behaved children.
01:07 PM on 04/26/2011
Comedian Jane Condon, currently playing in her one woman show off-Broadway, will be the commencement spreaker at her alma mater, Wellesley College.
03:19 PM on 04/25/2011
Secretary Sebelius will be speaking at the University of Washington in Seattle!
03:26 AM on 04/24/2011
I'm glad my son doesn't graduate until 2012 from Ohio State, so I wont have to sit through a speech by John Boehner!!
03:49 PM on 04/25/2011
He's speaking also at The Catholic University of America
01:43 AM on 04/23/2011
@biz @babson
03:24 AM on 04/22/2011
Felipe Calderon will be at Stanford. I really wonder what he is going to talk about.