Commencement Speech

Fareed Zakaria At Harvard: The Apollo Space Capsule Couldn't Even Tweet

Posted 05.29.2012

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Fareed Zakaria told graduates at Harvard University he was happy to receive a degree from the school in person, 19 years after he earned a Ph.D. Z...

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Ira Glass Condemns Commencement Speeches In Commencement Speech

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 05.25.2012

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Ira Glass, host of This American Life, which airs on public radio stations, gave the commencement speech at Goucher College in Baltimore on May 18 whe...

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The Most Honest Commencement Speech You'll Never Hear

Lisa Bloom | Posted 05.23.2012

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Young Americans, my generation has failed you. Standards have slipped, we've deprioritized education and we've hardly even noticed. And young Americans, you are suffering as a result, arriving into adulthood without the knowledge and skills you need.

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Pompus and Circumstance

Tracy Shaffer | Posted 05.22.2012

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Delivered with aplomb, the speaker took an adeptly right-handed swipe at President Obama. The response from the crowd was a predictable smattering of applause and boos, and while most sat in stunned silence, I was flabbergasted.

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WATCH: Neil Gaiman Inspirational Commencement Speech

Posted 05.21.2012

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Neil Gaiman gave a commencement speech last week, and it was typically inspiring. The fiction author famous for "The Sandman" and "Coraline" was also ...

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How Obama Won Me Over With a Single Speech

Holly Robinson | Posted 05.21.2012

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I don't know how to explain this bizarre transformation. The closest I can come is to say that the president emanated an energy that was so generous and good in spirit that I swear I could almost see the halo.

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(WATCH) Glee's Jane Lynch Gets Personal In Smith's Commencement Address

Posted 05.21.2012

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Glee's Jane Lynch discusses the entitlement she felt once she left graduate school and the transformative power that improv comedy and "yes and" had o...

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Maria Shriver's Amazing Commencement Speech

Marlo Thomas | Posted 05.21.2012

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I wanted to share a wonderful speech by my friend Maria Shriver from her daughter's graduation from my alma mater, USC. There is wonderful wisdom in her words. She is right that all too often in our own lives we are not living in the moment, always for something tomorrow, next week or next year.

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Maria Shriver's Amazing Commencement Address

Posted 05.18.2012

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I wanted to share a wonderful speech by my friend Maria Shriver from her daughter's graduation from my alma mater USC. There is wonderful wisdom in h...

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WATCH: Hundreds Expected To Protest The World's Richest Man At Commencement Ceremony

Posted 05.18.2012

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On Sunday, nearly one thousand protesters are expected to join George Washington University's (GW) students and their parents at a commencement ceremo...

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17 Awesome Comedian Commencement Speeches

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.15.2012

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As the spring semester draws to a close, college seniors everywhere are not only getting ready for their last final exams, but are also preparing to e...

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The Biggest Commencement Lineups For 2012

Posted 04.04.2012

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It's getting closer to that time of year. That's right, it's nearly commencement season! It's that day when thousands of young 20-somethings wake u...

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Guess Where Melissa Harris-Perry Is Commencement Speaker?

Posted 04.03.2012

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MSNBC host and pundit Melissa Harris-Perry will deliver the commencement address to Wellesley College on May 25. Harris-Perry was the choice of a g...

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Steve Job Resigns, An Era Ends and My Heart Is Broken

Shelley Ross | Posted 10.25.2011

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CELEBRATING THE iGENIUS OF OUR GENERATION The news that Steve Jobs resigned as Apple CEO, however one prepared for the inevitable, still came as a s...

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USC Baccalaureate Speech: How Interfaith Encounters Help Me Dare To Hope

Sarrah Shahawy | Posted 07.29.2011

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Joining the Interfaith Council at USC and engaging in dialogue and service became ways in which I could strengthen my own faith, by viewing it through the prism that unites all faiths.

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Advice for the Class of 2011

Aaron Hurst | Posted 07.20.2011

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Success is not an absolute and stationary thing. It is relative. It is not about how far up you are on the ladder but instead about how many rungs you are able to climb.

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Open Letter to Governor Jerry Brown: On Budget Cuts and the Lanterman Act

Chantal Sicile-Kira | Posted 05.25.2011

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What is the point of a Lanterman Act -- which is civil rights legislation for those with developmental disabilities -- if there are no monies to enact and protect these civil rights?

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Obama At Kalamazoo Graduation (VIDEO): Michigan High School Students Win Obama As Commencement Speaker

Posted 05.25.2011

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP)- The prize in a national competition for commencement speaker, President Barack Obama handed out diplomas and a few hugs as the ...

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Which Impossible Dream?

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

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Does anyone of my generation belong on commencement podiums this year? I reflected on the tragedy in the Gulf and offered up three of my generation's blunders as examples to be avoided.

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Vision for the Future: A Commencement Speech

Wyclef Jean | Posted 05.25.2011

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I gave the commencement speech at Western Connecticut State University. I wondered what words of wisdom I could give to those young adults, about to start a whole new life.

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Google CEO Eric Schmidt Urges Grads To Turn Off Computers

AP | KATHY MATHESON | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHILADELPHIA — The head of the world's most popular search engine urged college graduates on Monday to step away from the virtual world and make...

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2009 Gary Roosevelt High School Commencement Address

Robert D. Patterson | Posted 05.25.2011

I really wanted to help them understand that despite the positive changes in the current political landscape, they will need to be prepared for the inevitable backlash.

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My 2009 Lexington High School Commencement Speech

Eugene Mirman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even though only four grown ups attended the graduation dressed as Minute Men, the British still did not dare attack. They wisely stayed away. Here's a video of my speech. Relax, everyone, I only mention heroin once...

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Words Of Wisdom: Oprah Winfrey's Duke University Graduation Speech

oprah.com | Posted 11.17.2011

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"Dr. Oprah Winfrey" addresses Duke University's class of 2009....

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