What should all these people say? How about this: "We're sorry. We apologize for giving you an economy without sufficient jobs and a politics that cannot pass what 90 percent of you want."
The Berklee College of Music celebrated music legends Willie Nelson, Carole King and Annie Lennox during its commencement at the Boston school on Satu...
Philanthropist Melinda Gates urged graduates of her alma mater, Duke University, to embrace how connected the millennial generation is and use those c...
It is the ordinary among us who make the world go round, who live quietly graceful lives, and who, when heroes are needed, step forward to make a difference.
As much as we're looking forward to hearing what current and former presidents, major CEOs and acclaimed journalists have to say this graduation seaso...
The University of Wisconsin-Madison's commencement is going to get weird. Star and cocreator of the breakout Comedy Central hit show "Workaholics,"...
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." A famous poet may not have said it. I may not know who did say it. But it is true.
When Janet L. Robinson, retired CEO of the New York Times Company, spoke at Wheaton College’s Commencement ceremony on May 19, she paid special trib...
Comedian Eugene Mirman returned to his alma mater over the weekend to deliver Hampshire College's 2012 commencement address, and as expected, his spee...
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...
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...
WASHINGTON -- Michelle Obama will speak at three college graduation ceremonies this spring, including two in key general election battleground states....
So, what if Jesus were a commencement speaker today? Perhaps it would go something like this: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind. And love your neighbor as yourself.
JEFFERSON COUNTY - A less-than-inspiring graduation address certainly is not news. But the crowd at this year's Dakota Ridge graduation turned on the ...
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...
As Paul Hawken recently reminded the Class of 2009, "The earth is hiring."
I've plucked the very best sound bites from famous speakers like Oprah Winfrey, Desmond Tutu and Jon Stewart to help us forge ahead on our journeys, remember our dreams, and to find hope, purpose, and peace in our lives.
My guess right now is that ASU will fold and give Obama an honorary degree after all. But that would not be the best result for Obama on the political/cultural stage.
Oprah Winfrey spoke at Stanford Commencement Sunday (BFF Gayle King's daughter, and Oprah's goddaughter, Kirby Bumpus, was among the graduates) and la...
