Every year, celebrities, businesspeople, politicians, artists, and more get asked to address a graduating class in a commencement speech. The moment, which is usually equally exciting to the honoree ...

"My humanity is defined by yours.” Elie Wiesel, Dartmouth Commencement, 2006 In 1990, as I sat at my college graduation in my pale blue cap and gown, not listening to the commencement speaker, I never ...

As college graduates across the country turn their tassels to the left and step into a world full of possibilities — and uncertainties — this year's commencement speakers have given moving speeches ...

In early June 2005, Steve Jobs emailed his friend Michael Hawley a draft of a speech he had agreed to deliver to Stanford University’s graduating class in a few days. “It’s embarrassing,” he wrote. “I ...

President Donald Trump announced on social media Monday that he will speak during the University of Alabama commencement ceremony. "I have agreed to do the commencement address at two really great ...

Derek Jeter has graduated college. The Hall of Fame Yankees shortstop now has a degree from the University of Michigan, which he shared on Instagram this weekend. “Took longer than I planned since ...

Not all of Harrison Butker's moves have been total winners. Before his Kansas City Chiefs team secured their spot in the 2025 Super Bowl, the NFL kicker faced criticism for delivering a commencement ...

Chris Pan had grand plans for his Ohio State commmencement speech and wanted it to be an experience "grads remember forever," according to OSU emails.