Celebs ‘Just friggin’ go for it:’ Jennifer Coolidge delivers rousing Emerson commencement speech Actress Jennifer Coolidge delivered the 2025 commencement speech at Emerson College, receiving an ...

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 ...

A student speaker was recently disciplined by NYU for giving an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian speech at his school’s commencement ceremony. NYU apparently rejected the idea that the address should ...

Commencement speeches are meant to inspire young folks concluding their academic careers as they take their hard-earned degrees and embark on their professional journeys. But that’s not exactly what ...

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 ...

Chris Pan — social entrepreneur, Ohio State University alum and controversial spring commencement speaker — originally had even grander plans for his address, according to new emails obtained by The ...

Between pieces of advice like “don’t try to be someone else,” the president attacked political foes and discussed everything from egg prices to transgender rights, often to cheers from the crowd. By ...

When Asna Tabassum learned that USC had disinvited her from speaking at next month’s graduation, she hadn’t yet planned what she would say in her remarks, beyond that she would convey a message of ...

"Given the highly publicized circumstances surrounding our main-stage commencement program, university leadership has decided it is best to release our outside speakers and honorees from attending ...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology banned the 2025 class president from Friday's graduation commencement ceremony after she delivered a pro-Palestinian speech at an event Thursday. The ...

Kermit the Frog practices his University of Maryland commencement address in College Park on May 22. (Allison Robbert/For The Washington Post) Regarding Matt Bai’s May 25 Sunday Opinion column, ...