Commencement Speakers

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How Colleges Land Top Commencement Speakers

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 05.09.2012

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A good commencement speech gets graduates motivated about their futures; a great commencement speech gets cited as a source of inspiration for years a...

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The Coolest 2012 Commencement Speakers

Posted 04.13.2012

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We gave you round one, now here's round two of some of the 2012 commencement speakers we're excited about. Being journalists and admitted nerds, Hu...

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Should Schools Be Banned From Paying Commencement Speakers?

Posted 07.31.2011

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New Jersey lawmakers proposed a bill last week that would bar the payment for commencement speakers at public colleges or universities. The bill ...

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Unforgettable Commencement Speeches

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 07.23.2011

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The right commencement speaker can make all the difference come graduation. Sometimes a speaker says something so on key that it sticks with you fo...

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A Few Words for the Class of 2011

xxxDan Treadwayxxx | Posted 07.20.2011

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After 120 some-odd credit hours, innumerable cheap alcoholic beverages, and roughly 2.7 romantic relationships, you are now a college graduate. So, what now?

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Is This College Graduation Speaker Worth $30,000?

Posted 05.29.2011

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How much is a really good graduation speaker worth? $110,000? That's how much Katie Couric received from the University of Oklahoma in 2006. How...

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The Most CONTROVERSIAL Graduation Speakers

Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Commencement speakers can be equal-opportunity offenders, irking people across party lines -- orators are either too liberal or too conservative, too ...

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Some Commencement Speakers Shine More Brightly Than Others

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama will address the class of 2010 at the University of Michigan. Bill Clinton will do the same at Yale. And at Colby College in Maine, Judit...

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