Graduation

Class of 2012: Get Uncomfortable

Jeff A. Katz | Posted 05.27.2012

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Jeff A. Katz

After you walk across the stage and accept your diploma, there is a question you need to keep in mind and an answer for yourself when things get rough (and they will): What great things have come from being comfortable?

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The Perfect Gift for the High School Graduate

Patrick O'Connor | Posted 05.25.2012

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Patrick O'Connor

Seniors, here are some recommendations on how to spend your summertime. College is about trying new things, so give these a spin, and you'll hit the campus more flexible than Gumby after a yoga class.

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Things Are Looking Up: Graduation Gifts for 2012's Surefire Superstars

Katie Campbell | Posted 05.25.2012

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Katie Campbell

These grads have money to make and the day to seize, while the rest of us protect our cars from being seized. Here are some gift ideas to keep these lucky grads on the path to success and salaried superstardom.

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Commencement Speech Disappoints Wake Forest Class of 2012

The Old Gold & Black | Posted 05.24.2012

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The Old Gold & Black

On May 21, Wake Forest's distinguished Class of 2012 received their diplomas. Yet, one of the most eagerly anticipated parts of Commencement -- the keynote speech - - was an embarrassment.

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One Size After High School Does Not Fit All

Lydia Dobyns | Posted 05.24.2012

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Lydia Dobyns

We do our high school students a great disservice by suggesting they should immediately go to a four-year college upon graduation from high school -- or they'll be sentenced to a life of unskilled labor.

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Graduation Shakes Deep Roots

Ronnie Citron-Fink | Posted 05.24.2012

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Ronnie Citron-Fink

As our children graduate across the country, my hope is that the planet-saving roots that anchored so many of these college graduates to fertile ground will not be shook to the core by greed, politics and apathy.

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24 Graduation Anthems To Celebrate The Big Day! (LISTEN)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.24.2012

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Graduation season is upon us, but don't think that means you're doomed to listen to "Pomp and Circumstance" on repeat. Everyone from Kanye West to Kat...

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Is It True About Commencement Speeches? (A Response to James Franco)

Adam Levin | Posted 05.24.2012

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Adam Levin

The system by which we fund higher education may be horribly broken, but that in no way means the people who are a product of it should be written off. Graduates should feel empowered to effect these changes. If they don't -- if they're all too cynical and feel there's no use in trying -- then we're in big trouble.

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QUIZ: Where'd These Celebrities Graduate From College?

Posted 05.23.2012

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All month long, students across the country are graduating from college, ready to start the next chapter of their lives. In celebration of their hard ...

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My Lesson From College: Hard Work and Privilege Aren't Mutually Exclusive

Josh A. Goodman | Posted 05.23.2012

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Josh A. Goodman

I feel a responsibility to use my privilege to address privilege. This comes through my awareness of privilege and prejudices, and my efforts to critically address my own prejudices and call others out on theirs, too.

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The ULTIMATE Grad Gift Guide, Under $30

The Huffington Post | Hannah Orenstein | Posted 05.23.2012

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After four years of hard work in the library, weekends spent studying and waking up early to catch the bus to school, the grad in your life deserves ...

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The Most Honest Commencement Speech You'll Never Hear

Lisa Bloom | Posted 05.23.2012

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Lisa Bloom

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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Tracy Shaffer

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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A Harvard Student's Special Farewell

Matt Weber | Posted 05.22.2012

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Matt Weber

2012-05-22-videopull.jpgGraduate School of Education student Sammy Lemoonga, shares a farewell prayer. Sammy is a member of the Samburu tribe in northern Kenya and (along with his wife), recreated an official tribal ceremony of sending forth.

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A 'Go Global' Commencement Speech

John Feffer | Posted 05.22.2012

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John Feffer

College is a lot like the Garden of Eden. It's a pretty place. The temptations are many. And just when you get a little taste of knowledge, the administration kicks you out. So, go out there and don't just see the world, but become involved in the world.

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Rite of Passage

Tom W. Watson | Posted 05.22.2012

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Tom W. Watson

The spring of my son's high school graduation became a "rite of passage" ceremony for him. No, we didn't have him sleep outside in the wild and drink milk laced with blood. But we did make a concerted effort to transition him from a boy living at home to a young man in the world.

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So Long and Thanks for All the Gray Hairs

Anna Hiatt | Posted 05.22.2012

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Anna Hiatt

The peanut gallery sat crowded together atop the bleachers. The 10 months of journalism school went by in a caffeinated, sleepless haze.

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Cheers To The Graduate

Judi Freedman | Posted 05.22.2012

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Judi Freedman

My son D, my baby boy who I gave birth to 22 years ago this week, graduated from college. At his graduation ceremony, I took in every word that each speaker had to say.

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10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Graduated

| CC Staff | Posted 05.21.2012

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Graduation is such a bitter-sweet time for students. On one hand, the promise to never again pull an all-nighter for organic chemistry takes a huge lo...

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We Need to Put the Class of 2012 to Work

Steven Cohen | Posted 05.21.2012

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Steven Cohen

If you're going to occupy Wall Street or anyplace else, it's not enough to just sit around beating on drums once you get there. You must do something. Moreover, the forces of greed and intolerance are relatively immune to information and analysis.

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Welcome to the University of Life

Christel Quek | Posted 05.16.2012

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Christel Quek

The degree scroll is a symbol of hope for young, fresh graduates who are ready to make their mark on the world. I will be among this batch of young graduates -- but I have a different story to share.

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Graduate Economics: Balancing the Budget Without Benefit Cuts or Tax Increases

Mark R. Kennedy | Posted 05.16.2012

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Mark R. Kennedy

Providing incentives to my children helped me to balance my checkbook. By doing the same, America could remain solvent with a lot less pain to beneficiaries and taxpayers.

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Life After The B.A. -- Parody of 'Love the Way You Lie' By Eminem and Rihanna

Adam Wright | Posted 05.14.2012

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Adam Wright

It's the time of the year again where University students finally take that walk across the stage to grab their diplomas. After four years of reading, studying, not sleeping, and most likely partying, you have made it.

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5 Credit Card Rules for New Grads

Credit.com | Posted 05.14.2012

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Credit.com

If you just graduated, you might be looking forward to managing money on your own. Certainly, it's deliciously liberating. But it can also be tricky.

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Advice for Design Graduates: Start Now

Emily Pilloton | Posted 05.14.2012

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Emily Pilloton

Almost five years ago, I quit a corporate retail design job, moved in with my parents, and started a nonprofit design agency. Many people called this impulsive. What some call impulse, others call initiative. Ideas are worth little without action.

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