Speeches That Change Your Life https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-EnprmCZ3OXyAoG7vjVNCA en The greatest commencement speeches ever given: Steve Jobs, Admiral McRaven, Barack Obama, Oprah, Denzel Washington, J.K. Rowling, Chadwick Boseman, Jim Carrey, Conan O'Brien and more, sharing their best advice on life, work and success. The greatest commencement speeches of all time in one place: Steve Jobs, Admiral McRaven, J.K. Rowling, Oprah, Denzel Washington, Conan O'Brien, Chadwick Boseman, Fred Rogers and many more, sharing their best advice on life, work and success.Links:Stanford University: http://www.stanford.edu/Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/stanfordTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/stanfordInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/stanfordLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/stanford-university/Stanford Report: https://news.stanford.edu/Undergraduate Admission: https://admission.stanford.edu/Financial Aid: https://financialaid.stanford.edu/Stanford Athletics: https://gostanford.com/Unofficial fan audio feed — not affiliated with or endorsed by the original creator. All content belongs to its respective owner. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/45ee88d0-d4a0-11f1-af35-9b856c579146/image/ae65e3b6346aefaf0207635506fa5eb5.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Speeches That Change Your Life https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-EnprmCZ3OXyAoG7vjVNCA no episodic The greatest commencement speeches ever given: Steve Jobs, Admiral McRaven, Barack Obama, Oprah, Denzel Washington, J.K. Rowling, Chadwick Boseman, Jim Carrey, Conan O'Brien and more, sharing their best advice on life, work and success. Stanford The greatest commencement speeches ever given: Steve Jobs, Admiral McRaven, Barack Obama, Oprah, Denzel Washington, J.K. Rowling, Chadwick Boseman, Jim Carrey, Conan O'Brien and more, sharing their best advice on life, work and success. The greatest commencement speeches of all time in one place: Steve Jobs, Admiral McRaven, J.K. Rowling, Oprah, Denzel Washington, Conan O'Brien, Chadwick Boseman, Fred Rogers and many more, sharing their best advice on life, work and success.Links:Stanford University: http://www.stanford.edu/Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/stanfordTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/stanfordInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/stanfordLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/stanford-university/Stanford Report: https://news.stanford.edu/Undergraduate Admission: https://admission.stanford.edu/Financial Aid: https://financialaid.stanford.edu/Stanford Athletics: https://gostanford.com/Unofficial fan audio feed — not affiliated with or endorsed by the original creator. All content belongs to its respective owner. The greatest commencement speeches of all time in one place: Steve Jobs, Admiral McRaven, J.K. Rowling, Oprah, Denzel Washington, Conan O'Brien, Chadwick Boseman, Fred Rogers and many more, sharing their best advice on life, work and success.

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]]> Stanford rogue007c@gmail.com Stephen Colbert 2011 Commencement Speech at Northwestern University Pardon the capture errors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Pardon the capture errors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Pardon the capture errors.

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]]> 1495 no Ellen at Tulane Commencement 2009 Top-rated television show host and New Orleans native Ellen DeGeneres was the keynote speaker at Tulane University's 2009 Commencement. This was the graduation of the "Katrina Class" that entered in Fall 2005. Ellen was introduced by Tulane president Scott Cowen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Top-rated television show host and New Orleans native Ellen DeGeneres was the keynote speaker at Tulane University's 2009 Commencement. This was the graduation of the "Katrina Class" that entered in Fall 2005. Ellen was introduced by Tulane president Scott Cowen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Top-rated television show host and New Orleans native Ellen DeGeneres was the keynote speaker at Tulane University's 2009 Commencement. This was the graduation of the "Katrina Class" that entered in Fall 2005. Ellen was introduced by Tulane president Scott Cowen.

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]]> 1344 no Fred Rogers’ 2002 Dartmouth College Commencement Address In March 2018, the U.S. Postal Service honored Fred Rogers ’50 by producing a Forever postage stamp with his likeness. The new stamp and the 50th anniversary of the premiere of his beloved children’s show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” in the U.S. provide a good excuse—if any were needed—to look back at Rogers’ memorable 2002 Dartmouth commencement address. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 09 Nov 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford In March 2018, the U.S. Postal Service honored Fred Rogers ’50 by producing a Forever postage stamp with his likeness. The new stamp and the 50th anniversary of the premiere of his beloved children’s show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” in the U.S. provide a good excuse—if any were needed—to look back at Rogers’ memorable 2002 Dartmouth commencement address. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In March 2018, the U.S. Postal Service honored Fred Rogers ’50 by producing a Forever postage stamp with his likeness. The new stamp and the 50th anniversary of the premiere of his beloved children’s show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” in the U.S. provide a good excuse—if any were needed—to look back at Rogers’ memorable 2002 Dartmouth commencement address.

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]]> 1213 no President Obama at Michigan Commencement President Obama speaks at the 2010 University of Michigan commencement ceremony in Ann Arbor, MI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 08 Nov 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford President Obama speaks at the 2010 University of Michigan commencement ceremony in Ann Arbor, MI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices President Obama speaks at the 2010 University of Michigan commencement ceremony in Ann Arbor, MI.

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]]> 2334 no Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos delivers graduation speech at Princeton University Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos gave the Baccalaureate address to Princeton University's Class of 2010. Bezos graduated from Princeton in 1986 with a degree in computer science and electrical engineering. He was introduced by Princeton University President Shirley M. Tilghman.Bezos spoke to the Class of 2010 about the difference between choices and gifts. Cleverness, Bezos pointed out, is a gift, while being kind to others is a choice. One's character, he suggested, is reflected not in the gifts one is endowed with at birth but rather by the choices one makes over the course of a lifetime. Full transcript here:http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S27/52/51O99/index.xml Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos gave the Baccalaureate address to Princeton University's Class of 2010. Bezos graduated from Princeton in 1986 with a degree in computer science and electrical engineering. He was introduced by Princeton University President Shirley M. Tilghman.Bezos spoke to the Class of 2010 about the difference between choices and gifts. Cleverness, Bezos pointed out, is a gift, while being kind to others is a choice. One's character, he suggested, is reflected not in the gifts one is endowed with at birth but rather by the choices one makes over the course of a lifetime. Full transcript here:http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S27/52/51O99/index.xml Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos gave the Baccalaureate address to Princeton University's Class of 2010. Bezos graduated from Princeton in 1986 with a degree in computer science and electrical engineering. He was introduced by Princeton University President Shirley M. Tilghman.

Bezos spoke to the Class of 2010 about the difference between choices and gifts. Cleverness, Bezos pointed out, is a gift, while being kind to others is a choice. One's character, he suggested, is reflected not in the gifts one is endowed with at birth but rather by the choices one makes over the course of a lifetime. Full transcript here:

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]]> 1394 no Penn's 2011 Commencement Address by Denzel Washington Denzel Washington, internationally renowned actor and director, delivered the address at the University of Pennsylvania's 255th Commencement on Monday, May 16. Washington is one of the nation's preeminent performing artists, having achieved wide acclaim for his film, theatrical and television performances, as well as his accomplishments in film directing and television production. Washington has received the most distinguished accolades of his art, including two Academy Awards and a Tony Award. At Commencement, Washington received an honorary doctor of arts degree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 08 Nov 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Denzel Washington, internationally renowned actor and director, delivered the address at the University of Pennsylvania's 255th Commencement on Monday, May 16. Washington is one of the nation's preeminent performing artists, having achieved wide acclaim for his film, theatrical and television performances, as well as his accomplishments in film directing and television production. Washington has received the most distinguished accolades of his art, including two Academy Awards and a Tony Award. At Commencement, Washington received an honorary doctor of arts degree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Denzel Washington, internationally renowned actor and director, delivered the address at the University of Pennsylvania's 255th Commencement on Monday, May 16. Washington is one of the nation's preeminent performing artists, having achieved wide acclaim for his film, theatrical and television performances, as well as his accomplishments in film directing and television production. Washington has received the most distinguished accolades of his art, including two Academy Awards and a Tony Award. At Commencement, Washington received an honorary doctor of arts degree.

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]]> 1685 no Sundar Pichai gives Stanford’s 2026 Commencement address Sundar Pichai, MS ’95, CEO of Google and Alphabet, drew on his journey from Chennai to Silicon Valley and encouraged graduates to reframe challenges and pursue hard problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 07 Nov 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Sundar Pichai, MS ’95, CEO of Google and Alphabet, drew on his journey from Chennai to Silicon Valley and encouraged graduates to reframe challenges and pursue hard problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sundar Pichai, MS ’95, CEO of Google and Alphabet, drew on his journey from Chennai to Silicon Valley and encouraged graduates to reframe challenges and pursue hard problems.

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]]> 1084 no Mindy Kaling's Speech at Harvard Law School Class Day 2014 Comedian, actress, writer and producer Mindy Kaling at Harvard Law School's 2014 Class Day ceremony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Comedian, actress, writer and producer Mindy Kaling at Harvard Law School's 2014 Class Day ceremony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Comedian, actress, writer and producer Mindy Kaling at Harvard Law School's 2014 Class Day ceremony.

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]]> 1226 no Michelle Obama's 2020 Commencement Address | Dear Class Of 2020 With commencements and graduations across the country cancelled, Former First Lady Michelle Obama and her Reach Higher initiative teamed up with YouTube to celebrate students reaching this major milestone. Dear Class of 2020 is a virtual commencement celebration that brings together inspirational leaders, artists, and creators to recognize graduates, their families, and their communities. Reach Higher was started by Mrs. Obama during her time at the White House to inspire every student in the U.S. to take charge of their future by completing their education past high school, whether at a professional training program, a community college, a four-year college or university, or in the military. Reach Higher now lives at Common App, a non-profit membership organization dedicated to access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process. Watch the full stream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxpTjcouaeQ---------Follow Better Make Room on social media:https://www.Twitter.com/BetterMakeRoomhttps://www.Facebook.com/BetterMakeRoomhttps://www.Instagram.com/BetterMakeRoomhttps://www.Tiktok.com/@bettermakeroomSnapchat @BetterMakeRoomhttps://www.bettermakeroom.orgFollow Reach Higher on social media:https://www.Twitter.com/ReachHigherhttps://www.Facebook.com/ReachHigherhttps://www.Instagram.com/ReachHigherhttps://www.Linkedin.com/company/reachhigherhttps://www.reachhigher.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 07 Nov 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford With commencements and graduations across the country cancelled, Former First Lady Michelle Obama and her Reach Higher initiative teamed up with YouTube to celebrate students reaching this major milestone. Dear Class of 2020 is a virtual commencement celebration that brings together inspirational leaders, artists, and creators to recognize graduates, their families, and their communities. Reach Higher was started by Mrs. Obama during her time at the White House to inspire every student in the U.S. to take charge of their future by completing their education past high school, whether at a professional training program, a community college, a four-year college or university, or in the military. Reach Higher now lives at Common App, a non-profit membership organization dedicated to access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process. Watch the full stream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxpTjcouaeQ---------Follow Better Make Room on social media:https://www.Twitter.com/BetterMakeRoomhttps://www.Facebook.com/BetterMakeRoomhttps://www.Instagram.com/BetterMakeRoomhttps://www.Tiktok.com/@bettermakeroomSnapchat @BetterMakeRoomhttps://www.bettermakeroom.orgFollow Reach Higher on social media:https://www.Twitter.com/ReachHigherhttps://www.Facebook.com/ReachHigherhttps://www.Instagram.com/ReachHigherhttps://www.Linkedin.com/company/reachhigherhttps://www.reachhigher.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices With commencements and graduations across the country cancelled, Former First Lady Michelle Obama and her Reach Higher initiative teamed up with YouTube to celebrate students reaching this major milestone. Dear Class of 2020 is a virtual commencement celebration that brings together inspirational leaders, artists, and creators to recognize graduates, their families, and their communities. Reach Higher was started by Mrs. Obama during her time at the White House to inspire every student in the U.S. to take charge of their future by completing their education past high school, whether at a professional training program, a community college, a four-year college or university, or in the military. Reach Higher now lives at Common App, a non-profit membership organization dedicated to access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process.

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]]> 1313 no Neil Gaiman - Inspirational Commencement Speech at the University of the Arts 2012 Neil Gaiman Addresses the University of the Arts Class of 2012One of the best commencement speeches. A must watch for any artist and everyone who hopes to be creative and successful.Make Good Art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Neil Gaiman Addresses the University of the Arts Class of 2012One of the best commencement speeches. A must watch for any artist and everyone who hopes to be creative and successful.Make Good Art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Neil Gaiman Addresses the University of the Arts Class of 2012
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]]> 1464 no George Saunders Convocation Speech 2013 George Saunders G'88, professor of English and author of The New York Times best-seller Tenth of December (Random House, 2013), delivered the following speech at The College of Arts and Sciences' undergraduate convocation ceremony on Saturday, May 11, 2013, in the Dome. To commemorate its 10-year anniversary, Saunders recently talked about the legacy of his message: https://youtu.be/kRKX7VoTs_I Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford George Saunders G'88, professor of English and author of The New York Times best-seller Tenth of December (Random House, 2013), delivered the following speech at The College of Arts and Sciences' undergraduate convocation ceremony on Saturday, May 11, 2013, in the Dome. To commemorate its 10-year anniversary, Saunders recently talked about the legacy of his message: https://youtu.be/kRKX7VoTs_I Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices George Saunders G'88, professor of English and author of The New York Times best-seller Tenth of December (Random House, 2013), delivered the following speech at The College of Arts and Sciences' undergraduate convocation ceremony on Saturday, May 11, 2013, in the Dome. To commemorate its 10-year anniversary, Saunders recently talked about the legacy of his message: https://youtu.be/kRKX7VoTs_I

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]]> 859 no Conan O’Brien Delivers the Commencement Address | Harvard Commencement 2026 Conan O’Brien ’85 delivers the commencement address during the 375th Commencement Exercises at Harvard University on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 06 Nov 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Conan O’Brien ’85 delivers the commencement address during the 375th Commencement Exercises at Harvard University on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Conan O’Brien ’85 delivers the commencement address during the 375th Commencement Exercises at Harvard University on Thursday, May 28, 2026.

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]]> 1823 no Abby Wambach: Barnard Commencement 2018 Abby Wambach, the soccer champion and activist for pay equity and LGBTQ rights, delivered the keynote address to the Class of 2018 at Barnard’s 126th Commencement on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Radio City Music Hall.View a full transcript of Wambach's full remarks: https://barnard.edu/commencement/archives/2018/abby-wambach-remarks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Abby Wambach, the soccer champion and activist for pay equity and LGBTQ rights, delivered the keynote address to the Class of 2018 at Barnard’s 126th Commencement on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Radio City Music Hall.View a full transcript of Wambach's full remarks: https://barnard.edu/commencement/archives/2018/abby-wambach-remarks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Abby Wambach, the soccer champion and activist for pay equity and LGBTQ rights, delivered the keynote address to the Class of 2018 at Barnard’s 126th Commencement on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Radio City Music Hall.

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]]> 1883 no You Are Not Special Commencement Speech from Wellesley High School "You are not special" speech at 2012 Wellesley High School Graduation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford "You are not special" speech at 2012 Wellesley High School Graduation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices "You are not special" speech at 2012 Wellesley High School Graduation

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]]> 975 no Steve Carell's Commencement Address to the Northwestern Class of 2025 Actor and comedian Steve Carell delivered the Commencement Address to the Northwestern Class of 2025 at the University’s 167th annual Commencement at the United Center in Chicago on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Carell had the arena laughing, cheering and, at times, dancing as he addressed the graduates, telling them to be kind, avoid envy and to listen to those around them. Blending self-deprecating humor with advice for the students’ lives after graduation, Carell mixed short vignettes with jokes — and the occasional jab at his celebrity friends, including Northwestern alum and 2011 commencement speaker Stephen Colbert.____▶️ Subscribe: https://bit.ly/NorthwesternUYTSubscribe Follow Northwestern on social media: -Instagram: https://instagram.com/northwesternu -TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@northwestern.u -Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/northwesternu -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/northwestern-university-Facebook: https://facebook.com/northwesternu Northwestern on the Web: -Northwestern Homepage: https://northwestern.edu -Northwestern Now News: https://news.northwestern.edu -Northwestern Magazine: https://magazine.northwestern.edu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Actor and comedian Steve Carell delivered the Commencement Address to the Northwestern Class of 2025 at the University’s 167th annual Commencement at the United Center in Chicago on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Carell had the arena laughing, cheering and, at times, dancing as he addressed the graduates, telling them to be kind, avoid envy and to listen to those around them. Blending self-deprecating humor with advice for the students’ lives after graduation, Carell mixed short vignettes with jokes — and the occasional jab at his celebrity friends, including Northwestern alum and 2011 commencement speaker Stephen Colbert.____▶️ Subscribe: https://bit.ly/NorthwesternUYTSubscribe Follow Northwestern on social media: -Instagram: https://instagram.com/northwesternu -TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@northwestern.u -Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/northwesternu -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/northwestern-university-Facebook: https://facebook.com/northwesternu Northwestern on the Web: -Northwestern Homepage: https://northwestern.edu -Northwestern Now News: https://news.northwestern.edu -Northwestern Magazine: https://magazine.northwestern.edu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Actor and comedian Steve Carell delivered the Commencement Address to the Northwestern Class of 2025 at the University’s 167th annual Commencement at the United Center in Chicago on Sunday, June 15, 2025.

Carell had the arena laughing, cheering and, at times, dancing as he addressed the graduates, telling them to be kind, avoid envy and to listen to those around them. Blending self-deprecating humor with advice for the students’ lives after graduation, Carell mixed short vignettes with jokes — and the occasional jab at his celebrity friends, including Northwestern alum and 2011 commencement speaker Stephen Colbert.
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]]> 1305 no Chadwick Boseman's Howard University 2018 Commencement Speech Howard University alumnus Chadwick Boseman provides words of inspiration to the Class of 2018 during Howard University's 150th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12 in Washington, D.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Howard University alumnus Chadwick Boseman provides words of inspiration to the Class of 2018 during Howard University's 150th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12 in Washington, D.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Howard University alumnus Chadwick Boseman provides words of inspiration to the Class of 2018 during Howard University's 150th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12 in Washington, D.C.

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]]> 2471 no Penn's 2016 Commencement Ceremony- Commencement Speaker Lin-Manuel Miranda The University of Pennsylvania's 260th Commencement Ceremony- Lin-Manuel Mirandahttp://www.upenn.edu/spotlights/university-pennsylvanias-260th-commencement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford The University of Pennsylvania's 260th Commencement Ceremony- Lin-Manuel Mirandahttp://www.upenn.edu/spotlights/university-pennsylvanias-260th-commencement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The University of Pennsylvania's 260th Commencement Ceremony- Lin-Manuel Miranda

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]]> 1125 no 2024 Commencement Address by Roger Federer at Dartmouth Tennis great-turned-philanthropist Roger Federer delivered the Commencement address at Dartmouth on June 9, 2024. The eight-time Wimbledon champion gave pointers on how to win at life. Federer received a Doctor of Humane Letters degree at the Commencement ceremony.More from our 2024 Commencement: https://bit.ly/3yUug9E Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 04 Nov 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Tennis great-turned-philanthropist Roger Federer delivered the Commencement address at Dartmouth on June 9, 2024. The eight-time Wimbledon champion gave pointers on how to win at life. Federer received a Doctor of Humane Letters degree at the Commencement ceremony.More from our 2024 Commencement: https://bit.ly/3yUug9E Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tennis great-turned-philanthropist Roger Federer delivered the Commencement address at Dartmouth on June 9, 2024. The eight-time Wimbledon champion gave pointers on how to win at life. Federer received a Doctor of Humane Letters degree at the Commencement ceremony.

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]]> 1833 no MIT 2012 Commencement Address Salman Khan gives commencement address at MIT (2012)More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=Pn24jP0YbTI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Salman Khan gives commencement address at MIT (2012)More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=Pn24jP0YbTI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Salman Khan gives commencement address at MIT (2012)
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]]> 1390 no Oprah Winfrey Harvard Commencement speech | Harvard Commencement 2013 Oprah Winfrey, who has used her success as a talk show host and media entrepreneur to promote education, civic engagement, and charitable works, addresses graduates at Harvard's 362nd Commencement on May 30, 2013 at Tercentenary Theatre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Oprah Winfrey, who has used her success as a talk show host and media entrepreneur to promote education, civic engagement, and charitable works, addresses graduates at Harvard's 362nd Commencement on May 30, 2013 at Tercentenary Theatre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Oprah Winfrey, who has used her success as a talk show host and media entrepreneur to promote education, civic engagement, and charitable works, addresses graduates at Harvard's 362nd Commencement on May 30, 2013 at Tercentenary Theatre.

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]]> 2128 no Dillard University 2015 Commencement Address | Denzel Washington Denzel Washington's highly inspirational and viral 2015 commencement address at Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana. The address was held on the historic Rosa Freeman Keller Avenue of the Oaks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Denzel Washington's highly inspirational and viral 2015 commencement address at Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana. The address was held on the historic Rosa Freeman Keller Avenue of the Oaks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Denzel Washington's highly inspirational and viral 2015 commencement address at Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana. The address was held on the historic Rosa Freeman Keller Avenue of the Oaks.

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]]> 1160 no Conan O'Brien's 2011 Dartmouth College Commencement Address | CONAN on TBS Conan has some encouraging words for the 2011 Dartmouth College senior class on the day of their graduation. Visit http://teamcoco.com for more Conan.Subscribe to watch more Team Coco videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi7GJNg51C3jgmYTUwqoUXA?sub_confirmation=1Watch more videos on Team Coco http://teamcoco.com/videoFOLLOW TEAM COCO ON SOCIALTeam Coco on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/teamcocoTeam Coco on Twitter https://twitter.com/teamcocoTeam Coco on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/teamcoco/ABOUT CONAN ON TBSAiring weeknights since 2010, CONAN on TBS is home to topical monologues, remote segments, celebrity interviews, musical performances and stand-up from the top comedians in the world. Watch highlights, outtakes and behind the scenes footage of Conan palling around with sidekick Andy Richter, tormenting Associate Producer Jordan Schlansky and playing the latest video games on Clueless Gamer.ABOUT TEAM COCOTeam Coco is the YouTube home for all things Conan O’Brien and the Team Coco Podcast Network. Team Coco features over 25 years of comedy sketches, celebrity interviews and stand-up comedy sets from CONAN on TBS and Late Night with Conan O’Brien, as well as exclusive videos from podcasts like Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Literally! with Rob Lowe, Why Won’t You Date Me? with Nicole Byer, The Three Questions with Andy Richter, May I Elaborate? with JB Smoove and Scam Goddess with Laci Mosley.Conan O'Brien's 2011 Dartmouth College Commencement Address | CONAN on TBShttps://www.youtube.com/c/TeamCoco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Conan has some encouraging words for the 2011 Dartmouth College senior class on the day of their graduation. Visit http://teamcoco.com for more Conan.Subscribe to watch more Team Coco videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi7GJNg51C3jgmYTUwqoUXA?sub_confirmation=1Watch more videos on Team Coco http://teamcoco.com/videoFOLLOW TEAM COCO ON SOCIALTeam Coco on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/teamcocoTeam Coco on Twitter https://twitter.com/teamcocoTeam Coco on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/teamcoco/ABOUT CONAN ON TBSAiring weeknights since 2010, CONAN on TBS is home to topical monologues, remote segments, celebrity interviews, musical performances and stand-up from the top comedians in the world. Watch highlights, outtakes and behind the scenes footage of Conan palling around with sidekick Andy Richter, tormenting Associate Producer Jordan Schlansky and playing the latest video games on Clueless Gamer.ABOUT TEAM COCOTeam Coco is the YouTube home for all things Conan O’Brien and the Team Coco Podcast Network. Team Coco features over 25 years of comedy sketches, celebrity interviews and stand-up comedy sets from CONAN on TBS and Late Night with Conan O’Brien, as well as exclusive videos from podcasts like Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Literally! with Rob Lowe, Why Won’t You Date Me? with Nicole Byer, The Three Questions with Andy Richter, May I Elaborate? with JB Smoove and Scam Goddess with Laci Mosley.Conan O'Brien's 2011 Dartmouth College Commencement Address | CONAN on TBShttps://www.youtube.com/c/TeamCoco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Conan has some encouraging words for the 2011 Dartmouth College senior class on the day of their graduation. Visit http://teamcoco.com for more Conan.

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]]> 1754 no 2019 Stanford Commencement address by Tim Cook Apple CEO Tim Cook delivered the Commencement address at Stanford's 128th Commencement on June 16, 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Apple CEO Tim Cook delivered the Commencement address at Stanford's 128th Commencement on June 16, 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Apple CEO Tim Cook delivered the Commencement address at Stanford's 128th Commencement on June 16, 2019.

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]]> 1356 no Undergraduate Speaker Sarah Abushaar | Harvard Commencement 2014 Undergraduate Speaker Sarah Abushaar addresses graduates at Harvard's 363rd Commencement on May 29, 2014 at Tercentenary Theatre. For more information, visit http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Nov 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Undergraduate Speaker Sarah Abushaar addresses graduates at Harvard's 363rd Commencement on May 29, 2014 at Tercentenary Theatre. For more information, visit http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Undergraduate Speaker Sarah Abushaar addresses graduates at Harvard's 363rd Commencement on May 29, 2014 at Tercentenary Theatre.

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]]> 731 no Adam Sandler’s Address At 2022 NYU Tisch Graduation Adam Sandler’s Address At 2022 NYU Tisch Graduation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 01 Nov 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Adam Sandler’s Address At 2022 NYU Tisch Graduation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Adam Sandler’s Address At 2022 NYU Tisch Graduation

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]]> 1519 no J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement J.K.Rowling at Harvard Commencement. Read the transcript of her speech: bit.ly/1zeUPfA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford J.K.Rowling at Harvard Commencement. Read the transcript of her speech: bit.ly/1zeUPfA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices J.K.Rowling at Harvard Commencement. Read the transcript of her speech: bit.ly/1zeUPfA

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]]> 1528 no Charlie Munger Commencement Address - USC Charlie Munger's Commencement Address at USC. What a way to start the commencement speech. Lots to learn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Charlie Munger's Commencement Address at USC. What a way to start the commencement speech. Lots to learn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Charlie Munger's Commencement Address at USC. What a way to start the commencement speech. Lots to learn.

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]]> 2614 no NYU's 2022 Commencement Speaker Taylor Swift New York University Holds 188th Commencement at Yankee Stadium, May 18, 2022Singer, songwriter, producer, and director Taylor Swift received a Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa, at the Commencement for the Class of 2022 and delivered remarks on behalf of the honorary degree recipients. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 31 Oct 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford New York University Holds 188th Commencement at Yankee Stadium, May 18, 2022Singer, songwriter, producer, and director Taylor Swift received a Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa, at the Commencement for the Class of 2022 and delivered remarks on behalf of the honorary degree recipients. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices New York University Holds 188th Commencement at Yankee Stadium, May 18, 2022

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]]> 2074 no Penn's 258th Commencement Ceremony - Commencement Speaker John Legend The journey leading to Commencement can be a challenging one—and on Monday, May 19, the University community gathered to celebrate students' significant academic achievement.More than 5,000 graduates received their degrees at Penn's 258th Commencement, held on a sunny, picture-perfect spring day. "As Penn graduates, you exemplify the ethos of talent, coupled with drive and determination," said Penn President Amy Gutmann. Commencement speaker John Legend C'99, known in Penn circles by his birth name, John Stephens, encouraged the graduates to "go all in" and approach professional and personal pursuits with passion as they begin the next chapter of their lives.Full story here - http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/penn-s-258th-commencement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford The journey leading to Commencement can be a challenging one—and on Monday, May 19, the University community gathered to celebrate students' significant academic achievement.More than 5,000 graduates received their degrees at Penn's 258th Commencement, held on a sunny, picture-perfect spring day. "As Penn graduates, you exemplify the ethos of talent, coupled with drive and determination," said Penn President Amy Gutmann. Commencement speaker John Legend C'99, known in Penn circles by his birth name, John Stephens, encouraged the graduates to "go all in" and approach professional and personal pursuits with passion as they begin the next chapter of their lives.Full story here - http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/penn-s-258th-commencement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The journey leading to Commencement can be a challenging one—and on Monday, May 19, the University community gathered to celebrate students' significant academic achievement.

More than 5,000 graduates received their degrees at Penn's 258th Commencement, held on a sunny, picture-perfect spring day.

"As Penn graduates, you exemplify the ethos of talent, coupled with drive and determination," said Penn President Amy Gutmann.

Commencement speaker John Legend C'99, known in Penn circles by his birth name, John Stephens, encouraged the graduates to "go all in" and approach professional and personal pursuits with passion as they begin the next chapter of their lives.

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]]> 1456 no Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Commencement Address | Harvard Commencement 2017 Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg gave his address at Harvard's 366th Commencement on May 25, 2017 at Tercentenary Theatre. For more information, visit http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/topic/commencement-2017/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 31 Oct 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg gave his address at Harvard's 366th Commencement on May 25, 2017 at Tercentenary Theatre. For more information, visit http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/topic/commencement-2017/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg gave his address at Harvard's 366th Commencement on May 25, 2017 at Tercentenary Theatre. For more information, visit http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/topic/commencement-2017/.

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]]> 2345 no Sanjay Gupta at 2012 spring commencement CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta, a University of Michigan alumnus, was main speaker at the April 28, 2012, University of Michigan spring commencement. Gupta is also an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine and associate chief of neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta, a University of Michigan alumnus, was main speaker at the April 28, 2012, University of Michigan spring commencement. Gupta is also an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine and associate chief of neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta, a University of Michigan alumnus, was main speaker at the April 28, 2012, University of Michigan spring commencement. Gupta is also an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine and associate chief of neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.

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]]> 1434 no Barack Obama graduation speech: Arizona State University (ASU) President Michael Crow introduces President of the United States, Barack Obama, as he addresses the 2009 graduating class with words of wisdom. President Obama warns about chasing titles in the midst of the financial crisis and encourages graduates to pursue passions in order to contribute to a better world. He teaches that a focus on outwards markers of success can lead to the complacency that has lead the world into the worst recession since the Great Depression. Instead, we should leave the legacy of innovation and discovery to advance research, as well as assume responsibility over the economic, social and cultural health of our world. 🔔 Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/asu About ASU:Recognized by U.S. News and World Report as the country’s most innovative school, Arizona State University is where students and faculty work with NASA to develop, advance and lead innovations in space exploration. ASU graduates more than 20,000 thinkers, innovators and master learners every year. Take a deeper look at how ASU is building the next generation of leaders at https://www.asu.edu/about. Connect with Arizona State University: Visit ASU's website: https://www.asu.edu/ Follow ASU on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arizonastateuniversity/ Follow ASU on Twitter: https://twitter.com/asu Follow ASU on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arizonastateuniversity/ Connect with ASU on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arizona-state-university#ASUgrad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford President Michael Crow introduces President of the United States, Barack Obama, as he addresses the 2009 graduating class with words of wisdom. President Obama warns about chasing titles in the midst of the financial crisis and encourages graduates to pursue passions in order to contribute to a better world. He teaches that a focus on outwards markers of success can lead to the complacency that has lead the world into the worst recession since the Great Depression. Instead, we should leave the legacy of innovation and discovery to advance research, as well as assume responsibility over the economic, social and cultural health of our world. 🔔 Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/asu About ASU:Recognized by U.S. News and World Report as the country’s most innovative school, Arizona State University is where students and faculty work with NASA to develop, advance and lead innovations in space exploration. ASU graduates more than 20,000 thinkers, innovators and master learners every year. Take a deeper look at how ASU is building the next generation of leaders at https://www.asu.edu/about. Connect with Arizona State University: Visit ASU's website: https://www.asu.edu/ Follow ASU on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arizonastateuniversity/ Follow ASU on Twitter: https://twitter.com/asu Follow ASU on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arizonastateuniversity/ Connect with ASU on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arizona-state-university#ASUgrad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices President Michael Crow introduces President of the United States, Barack Obama, as he addresses the 2009 graduating class with words of wisdom. President Obama warns about chasing titles in the midst of the financial crisis and encourages graduates to pursue passions in order to contribute to a better world. He teaches that a focus on outwards markers of success can lead to the complacency that has lead the world into the worst recession since the Great Depression. Instead, we should leave the legacy of innovation and discovery to advance research, as well as assume responsibility over the economic, social and cultural health of our world.

🔔 Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/asu

About ASU:
Recognized by U.S. News and World Report as the country’s most innovative school, Arizona State University is where students and faculty work with NASA to develop, advance and lead innovations in space exploration. ASU graduates more than 20,000 thinkers, innovators and master learners every year. Take a deeper look at how ASU is building the next generation of leaders at https://www.asu.edu/about.

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]]> 2547 no Full Speech Jim Carrey's Commencement Address at the 2014 MUM Graduation En, Fr, Es Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 30 Oct 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1898 no I Gave the MIT Commencement Speech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1440 no Bryan A. Stevenson, Johns Hopkins University's 2018 Commencement Speaker Johns Hopkins Universitywide Commencement CeremonyMay 24, 2018Royal Farms ArenaCommencement Speaker: Bryan StevensonLink to Commencement Program PDF: https://commencement.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-PROGRAM-BOOKLET-FINAL.pdfMore information at: https://commencement.jhu.edu/More coverage of Johns Hopkins Commencement Week: https://hub.jhu.edu/2018/05/24/commencement-2018-main/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Johns Hopkins Universitywide Commencement CeremonyMay 24, 2018Royal Farms ArenaCommencement Speaker: Bryan StevensonLink to Commencement Program PDF: https://commencement.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-PROGRAM-BOOKLET-FINAL.pdfMore information at: https://commencement.jhu.edu/More coverage of Johns Hopkins Commencement Week: https://hub.jhu.edu/2018/05/24/commencement-2018-main/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Johns Hopkins Universitywide Commencement Ceremony
May 24, 2018
Royal Farms Arena
Commencement Speaker: Bryan Stevenson

Link to Commencement Program PDF: https://commencement.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-PROGRAM-BOOKLET-FINAL.pdf

More information at: https://commencement.jhu.edu/

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]]> 1820 no 9 Life Lessons - Tim Minchin UWA Address Tim Minchin, the former UWA Arts student described as "sublimely talented, witty, smart and unabashedly offensive" in a musical career that has taken the world by storm, is awarded an honorary doctorate by The University of Western Australia.The full transcript of Tim Minchin's address is available:http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/201309176069/alumni/tim-minchin-stars-uwa-graduation-ceremonyThis address was given in 2013.#UWA #TimMinchin #9lifelessons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Tim Minchin, the former UWA Arts student described as "sublimely talented, witty, smart and unabashedly offensive" in a musical career that has taken the world by storm, is awarded an honorary doctorate by The University of Western Australia.The full transcript of Tim Minchin's address is available:http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/201309176069/alumni/tim-minchin-stars-uwa-graduation-ceremonyThis address was given in 2013.#UWA #TimMinchin #9lifelessons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tim Minchin, the former UWA Arts student described as "sublimely talented, witty, smart and unabashedly offensive" in a musical career that has taken the world by storm, is awarded an honorary doctorate by The University of Western Australia.

The full transcript of Tim Minchin's address is available:
http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/201309176069/alumni/tim-minchin-stars-uwa-graduation-ceremony

This address was given in 2013.

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]]> 1366 no University of Texas at Austin 2014 Commencement Address - Admiral William H. McRaven Remarks by Naval Adm. William H. McRaven, BJ '77, ninth commander of U.S.Special Operations Command, Texas Exes Life Member, and Distinguished Alumnus.University-Wide CommencementThe University of Texas at Austin, May 17, 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Remarks by Naval Adm. William H. McRaven, BJ '77, ninth commander of U.S.Special Operations Command, Texas Exes Life Member, and Distinguished Alumnus.University-Wide CommencementThe University of Texas at Austin, May 17, 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Remarks by Naval Adm. William H. McRaven, BJ '77, ninth commander of U.S.Special Operations Command, Texas Exes Life Member, and Distinguished Alumnus.

University-Wide Commencement

The University of Texas at Austin, May 17, 2014.

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]]> 1436 no Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addresses Harvard's Class of 2018 Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addresses Harvard's Class of 2018 on Class Day, May 23, 2018. A Nigerian-born writer whose work has been translated into more than 30 languages, Adichie is the author of the novels “Purple Hibiscus,” which won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award; “Half of a Yellow Sun,” which won the Orange Prize; and “Americanah,” a 2013 National Book Critics Circle Award winner, which she finalized during a fellowship year at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Her most recent book, “Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions,” was published in March 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addresses Harvard's Class of 2018 on Class Day, May 23, 2018. A Nigerian-born writer whose work has been translated into more than 30 languages, Adichie is the author of the novels “Purple Hibiscus,” which won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award; “Half of a Yellow Sun,” which won the Orange Prize; and “Americanah,” a 2013 National Book Critics Circle Award winner, which she finalized during a fellowship year at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Her most recent book, “Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions,” was published in March 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addresses Harvard's Class of 2018 on Class Day, May 23, 2018.

A Nigerian-born writer whose work has been translated into more than 30 languages, Adichie is the author of the novels “Purple Hibiscus,” which won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award; “Half of a Yellow Sun,” which won the Orange Prize; and “Americanah,” a 2013 National Book Critics Circle Award winner, which she finalized during a fellowship year at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Her most recent book, “Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions,” was published in March 2017.

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]]> 1878 no This Is Water By David Foster Wallace: The Commencement Speech Heard All Over The World “There are two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says ‘Morning, boys. How’s the water?’ And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes ‘What the hell is water?”Thus begins one of – if not the – greatest commencement speeches ever delivered.At a graduation ceremony on the 21st of May 2005, writer David Foster Wallace stood up to a podium and addressed the new graduates of Kenyon College in Gambier*, Ohio, with a speech that would later be heard all over the world.The speech was called “This Is Water” and sought to emphasise the real gift given to these students by their liberal arts education: the freedom to think and derive meaning from seemingly meaningless events. -------------------------------------------------------------Subscribe to my Substack for free weekly updates on the behind-the-scenes of The Selador!https://selador.substack.com/?r=g86pk&utm_campaign=pub&utm_medium=web -------------------------------------------------------------MUSIC USED:1. Wistful Rain by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-of...2. Scapes by Silent Partner from YouTube Audio Library · http://bit.ly/32TUZyy3. Oxygen Garden by Chris Zabriskie http://chriszabriskie.comCreative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/oxygen-gardenMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/3tRFVyD51pQ4. Tucson by Silent Partner from YouTube Audio Library · http://bit.ly/32TUZyy5. Event Departure - Silent Partner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw4TjAgCAPg&ab_channel=AudioLibrary-FreeMusic-------------------------------------------------------------SOURCES:1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCbGM4mqEVw&t=25s&ab_channel=JeffreyDanese 2. https://web.ics.purdue.edu/~drkelly/DFWKenyonAddress2005.pdf 3. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/weekinreview/21scott.html4. https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Foster-Wallace 5. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/09/books/david-foster-wallace-and-the-pale-king.html 6. https://kottke.org/10/09/the-pale-king-gets-a-cover -------------------------------------------------------------All criticism and comments are welcome. Thanks for watching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Oct 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford “There are two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says ‘Morning, boys. How’s the water?’ And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes ‘What the hell is water?”Thus begins one of – if not the – greatest commencement speeches ever delivered.At a graduation ceremony on the 21st of May 2005, writer David Foster Wallace stood up to a podium and addressed the new graduates of Kenyon College in Gambier*, Ohio, with a speech that would later be heard all over the world.The speech was called “This Is Water” and sought to emphasise the real gift given to these students by their liberal arts education: the freedom to think and derive meaning from seemingly meaningless events. -------------------------------------------------------------Subscribe to my Substack for free weekly updates on the behind-the-scenes of The Selador!https://selador.substack.com/?r=g86pk&utm_campaign=pub&utm_medium=web -------------------------------------------------------------MUSIC USED:1. Wistful Rain by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-of...2. Scapes by Silent Partner from YouTube Audio Library · http://bit.ly/32TUZyy3. Oxygen Garden by Chris Zabriskie http://chriszabriskie.comCreative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/oxygen-gardenMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/3tRFVyD51pQ4. Tucson by Silent Partner from YouTube Audio Library · http://bit.ly/32TUZyy5. Event Departure - Silent Partner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw4TjAgCAPg&ab_channel=AudioLibrary-FreeMusic-------------------------------------------------------------SOURCES:1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCbGM4mqEVw&t=25s&ab_channel=JeffreyDanese 2. https://web.ics.purdue.edu/~drkelly/DFWKenyonAddress2005.pdf 3. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/weekinreview/21scott.html4. https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Foster-Wallace 5. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/09/books/david-foster-wallace-and-the-pale-king.html 6. https://kottke.org/10/09/the-pale-king-gets-a-cover -------------------------------------------------------------All criticism and comments are welcome. Thanks for watching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices “There are two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says ‘Morning, boys. How’s the water?’ And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes ‘What the hell is water?”
Thus begins one of – if not the – greatest commencement speeches ever delivered.
At a graduation ceremony on the 21st of May 2005, writer David Foster Wallace stood up to a podium and addressed the new graduates of Kenyon College in Gambier*, Ohio, with a speech that would later be heard all over the world.
The speech was called “This Is Water” and sought to emphasise the real gift given to these students by their liberal arts education: the freedom to think and derive meaning from seemingly meaningless events.
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2. Scapes by Silent Partner from YouTube Audio Library · http://bit.ly/32TUZyy
3. Oxygen Garden by Chris Zabriskie http://chriszabriskie.com
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Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/oxygen-garden
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/3tRFVyD51pQ
4. Tucson by Silent Partner from YouTube Audio Library · http://bit.ly/32TUZyy
5. Event Departure - Silent Partner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw4TjAgCAPg&ab_channel=AudioLibrary-FreeMusic
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1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCbGM4mqEVw&t=25s&ab_channel=JeffreyDanese
2. https://web.ics.purdue.edu/~drkelly/DFWKenyonAddress2005.pdf
3. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/weekinreview/21scott.html
4. https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Foster-Wallace
5. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/09/books/david-foster-wallace-and-the-pale-king.html
6. https://kottke.org/10/09/the-pale-king-gets-a-cover
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]]> 933 no John Krasinski '01 delivers Brown University's Baccalaureate address, “What do I know?" Acclaimed actor, writer and director John Krasinski, a Brown Class of 2001 graduate, delivers the Baccalaureate address to the University’s undergraduate Class of 2019 on Saturday afternoon in the Meeting House of the First Baptist Church in America. #Brown2019Saturday, May 25 2019First Baptist Church in America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Acclaimed actor, writer and director John Krasinski, a Brown Class of 2001 graduate, delivers the Baccalaureate address to the University’s undergraduate Class of 2019 on Saturday afternoon in the Meeting House of the First Baptist Church in America. #Brown2019Saturday, May 25 2019First Baptist Church in America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Acclaimed actor, writer and director John Krasinski, a Brown Class of 2001 graduate, delivers the Baccalaureate address to the University’s undergraduate Class of 2019 on Saturday afternoon in the Meeting House of the First Baptist Church in America. #Brown2019

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]]> 1075 no Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself -- at the university's 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005.Transcript of Steve Jobs' address:http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.htmlStanford University channel on YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/stanford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself -- at the university's 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005.Transcript of Steve Jobs' address:http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.htmlStanford University channel on YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/stanford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself -- at the university's 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005.

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]]> 1114 no Hasan Minhaj 2015 DHS Commencement Speech June 12th, 2015 - Davis Senior High School Commencement Speech (Class of 2015) www.homecomingkingshow.comFeaturette Credits:Produced by: Hasan Minhaj, Aristotle Athiras, and Imran J. KhanDirected by: Aristotle Athiras and Imran J. KhanDirector of Photography: Aristotle Athiras (aristotleathiras@gmail.com)Editor: Imran J. Khan (imranjkhan@gmail.com)Full transcript here: ​https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WBx873FLk4p0ZYcO-7GsB-PaWPkU4S49RidU_JxBVzw/edit?usp=sharing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 27 Oct 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford June 12th, 2015 - Davis Senior High School Commencement Speech (Class of 2015) www.homecomingkingshow.comFeaturette Credits:Produced by: Hasan Minhaj, Aristotle Athiras, and Imran J. KhanDirected by: Aristotle Athiras and Imran J. KhanDirector of Photography: Aristotle Athiras (aristotleathiras@gmail.com)Editor: Imran J. Khan (imranjkhan@gmail.com)Full transcript here: ​https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WBx873FLk4p0ZYcO-7GsB-PaWPkU4S49RidU_JxBVzw/edit?usp=sharing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices June 12th, 2015 - Davis Senior High School Commencement Speech (Class of 2015)

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Produced by: Hasan Minhaj, Aristotle Athiras, and Imran J. Khan
Directed by: Aristotle Athiras and Imran J. Khan
Director of Photography: Aristotle Athiras (aristotleathiras@gmail.com)
Editor: Imran J. Khan (imranjkhan@gmail.com)

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]]> 771 no Sheryl Sandberg Addresses the Class of 2012 Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg (MBA 1995) speaks to the class of 2012 Wednesday during class day ceremonies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg (MBA 1995) speaks to the class of 2012 Wednesday during class day ceremonies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg (MBA 1995) speaks to the class of 2012 Wednesday during class day ceremonies.

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]]> 1675 no Joss Whedon '87 - 2013 Wesleyan University Commencement Speech - Official Award-winning writer, director, and producer Joss Whedon '87 shared some unforgettable advice with the Class of 2013 at the 181st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 26, 2013. Wesleyan conferred an honorary doctor of letters upon Whedon at the ceremony, which was held on Andrus Field. THIS IS WHY - Wesleyan alumni share their stories, photos, and events: http://bit.ly/12OZyUE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Award-winning writer, director, and producer Joss Whedon '87 shared some unforgettable advice with the Class of 2013 at the 181st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 26, 2013. Wesleyan conferred an honorary doctor of letters upon Whedon at the ceremony, which was held on Andrus Field. THIS IS WHY - Wesleyan alumni share their stories, photos, and events: http://bit.ly/12OZyUE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Award-winning writer, director, and producer Joss Whedon '87 shared some unforgettable advice with the Class of 2013 at the 181st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 26, 2013. Wesleyan conferred an honorary doctor of letters upon Whedon at the ceremony, which was held on Andrus Field.

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]]> 991 no Tulane 2022 Commencement Speaker - Dr. Ken Jeong Actor, producer, writer and doctor Ken Jeong delivered the keynote speech to graduates at Tulane Commencement 2022.https://commencement.tulane.edu/2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 26 Oct 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Actor, producer, writer and doctor Ken Jeong delivered the keynote speech to graduates at Tulane Commencement 2022.https://commencement.tulane.edu/2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Actor, producer, writer and doctor Ken Jeong delivered the keynote speech to graduates at Tulane Commencement 2022.

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]]> 1131 no Yale University Class Day Speaker, President Bill Clinton Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States, speaks at Yale University's 2010 Class Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States, speaks at Yale University's 2010 Class Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States, speaks at Yale University's 2010 Class Day.

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]]> 2449 no Tim Cook's MIT Commencement Address 2017 Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the 2017 MIT Commencement Address on June 9, 2017. Watch more videos from MIT: http://www.youtube.com/user/MITNewsOffice?sub_confirmation=1The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place. The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and culture on the MIT campus. Our goal is to open the doors of MIT and bring the Institute to the world through video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 25 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the 2017 MIT Commencement Address on June 9, 2017. Watch more videos from MIT: http://www.youtube.com/user/MITNewsOffice?sub_confirmation=1The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place. The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and culture on the MIT campus. Our goal is to open the doors of MIT and bring the Institute to the world through video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the 2017 MIT Commencement Address on June 9, 2017.

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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, and technology; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place.

The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other aspects of life and culture on the MIT campus. Our goal is to open the doors of MIT and bring the Institute to the world through video.

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]]> 1143 no Viola Davis: Barnard Commencement 2019 Viola Davis, the award-winning actress, producer and humanitarian, delivered the keynote address to the Class of 2019 at Barnard’s 127th Commencement on Monday, May 20, 2019 at Radio City Music Hall.View a full transcript of Davis's full remarks: https://www.barnard.edu/commencement/archives/2019/davis-remarks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Viola Davis, the award-winning actress, producer and humanitarian, delivered the keynote address to the Class of 2019 at Barnard’s 127th Commencement on Monday, May 20, 2019 at Radio City Music Hall.View a full transcript of Davis's full remarks: https://www.barnard.edu/commencement/archives/2019/davis-remarks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Viola Davis, the award-winning actress, producer and humanitarian, delivered the keynote address to the Class of 2019 at Barnard’s 127th Commencement on Monday, May 20, 2019 at Radio City Music Hall.

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]]> 1068 no Jensen Ackles gives the 2026 class a commencement speech Jensen Ackles giving a 2026 commencement speech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 24 Oct 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Jensen Ackles giving a 2026 commencement speech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jensen Ackles giving a 2026 commencement speech

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]]> 1392 no 2025 Commencement Address by Sandra Oh The award-winning actor encourages Dartmouth graduates to “learn to be with your discomfort” and develop inner strength. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford The award-winning actor encourages Dartmouth graduates to “learn to be with your discomfort” and develop inner strength. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The award-winning actor encourages Dartmouth graduates to “learn to be with your discomfort” and develop inner strength.

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]]> 1378 no 2013 GW Commencement: Kerry Washington George Washington University alumna, actor and activist Kerry Washington, star of the hit TV show Scandal, was the commencement speaker for the 2013 George Washington University Commencement Sunday, May 19 on the National Mall.#georgewashingtonuniversity #gwu #commencement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 24 Oct 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford George Washington University alumna, actor and activist Kerry Washington, star of the hit TV show Scandal, was the commencement speaker for the 2013 George Washington University Commencement Sunday, May 19 on the National Mall.#georgewashingtonuniversity #gwu #commencement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices George Washington University alumna, actor and activist Kerry Washington, star of the hit TV show Scandal, was the commencement speaker for the 2013 George Washington University Commencement Sunday, May 19 on the National Mall.

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]]> 1180 no Arianna Huffington's 2013 Smith College Commencement Address Arianna Huffington, editor-in-chief of the Pulitzer Prize-winning online news website that bears her name, was the speaker at Smith College's 135th commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Arianna Huffington, editor-in-chief of the Pulitzer Prize-winning online news website that bears her name, was the speaker at Smith College's 135th commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Arianna Huffington, editor-in-chief of the Pulitzer Prize-winning online news website that bears her name, was the speaker at Smith College's 135th commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 19.

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]]> 1782 no Hillary Rodham, age 21 - Wellesley Commencement, Full Speech, May 31, 1969 1:57 - JUMP to speechThe full speech that Hillary gave at her 1969 Wellesley College graduation had not been posted on YouTube, for some reason. This absence is now filled. Clips from PBS Frontline and A and E Biography have been included to help explain context.Hillary is introduced by school president Ruth Adams.Speech transcript:http://www.wellesley.edu/events/commencement/archives/1969commencement/studentspeech#pUqBtTDYcWDw1dxe.97Clips used include:Hillary’s Political Education | Choice Moments | FRONTLINEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UVERxKCzLIFull Frontline program:The Choice 2016 (full film) | FRONTLINEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7uScWHcTzkA and E Bio program:Biography : Hillary Clinton (Documentary)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uj0NREcFSYAlso, various photos._____________________________Copyright belongs to original owners. I own nothing here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford 1:57 - JUMP to speechThe full speech that Hillary gave at her 1969 Wellesley College graduation had not been posted on YouTube, for some reason. This absence is now filled. Clips from PBS Frontline and A and E Biography have been included to help explain context.Hillary is introduced by school president Ruth Adams.Speech transcript:http://www.wellesley.edu/events/commencement/archives/1969commencement/studentspeech#pUqBtTDYcWDw1dxe.97Clips used include:Hillary’s Political Education | Choice Moments | FRONTLINEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UVERxKCzLIFull Frontline program:The Choice 2016 (full film) | FRONTLINEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7uScWHcTzkA and E Bio program:Biography : Hillary Clinton (Documentary)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uj0NREcFSYAlso, various photos._____________________________Copyright belongs to original owners. I own nothing here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 1:57 - JUMP to speech

The full speech that Hillary gave at her 1969 Wellesley College graduation had not been posted on YouTube, for some reason. This absence is now filled. Clips from PBS Frontline and A and E Biography have been included to help explain context.

Hillary is introduced by school president Ruth Adams.

Speech transcript:
http://www.wellesley.edu/events/commencement/archives/1969commencement/studentspeech#pUqBtTDYcWDw1dxe.97

Clips used include:
Hillary’s Political Education | Choice Moments | FRONTLINE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UVERxKCzLI

Full Frontline program:
The Choice 2016 (full film) | FRONTLINE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7uScWHcTzk

A and E Bio program:
Biography : Hillary Clinton (Documentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uj0NREcFSY

Also, various photos.

_____________________________
Copyright belongs to original owners. I own nothing here.

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]]> 1118 no First Lady Michelle Obama Delivers Commencement Address at MLK, JR. Magnet High School Commencement The First Lady, Michelle Obama, delivers the commencement address to graduates of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet High School for Health Sciences and Engineering at Historic Pearl High in Nashville, TN on May 18 at 1:00 PM. The school serves approximately 1,200 students in grades 7 through 12 with a curriculum that emphasizes mathematics and science. Housed in the historic Pearl High School building, MLK is consistently ranked among the best public schools in the nation for its academic rigor and high graduation rate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 23 Oct 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford The First Lady, Michelle Obama, delivers the commencement address to graduates of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet High School for Health Sciences and Engineering at Historic Pearl High in Nashville, TN on May 18 at 1:00 PM. The school serves approximately 1,200 students in grades 7 through 12 with a curriculum that emphasizes mathematics and science. Housed in the historic Pearl High School building, MLK is consistently ranked among the best public schools in the nation for its academic rigor and high graduation rate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The First Lady, Michelle Obama, delivers the commencement address to graduates of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet High School for Health Sciences and Engineering at Historic Pearl High in Nashville, TN on May 18 at 1:00 PM. The school serves approximately 1,200 students in grades 7 through 12 with a curriculum that emphasizes mathematics and science. Housed in the historic Pearl High School building, MLK is consistently ranked among the best public schools in the nation for its academic rigor and high graduation rate.

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]]> 1704 no Seth Meyers delivers Northwestern Commencement address "Late Night" host and Northwestern alum Seth Meyers delivers 2016 Commencement address ____▶️ Subscribe: https://bit.ly/NorthwesternUYTSubscribe Follow Northwestern on social media: -Instagram: https://instagram.com/northwesternu -TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@northwestern.u-Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/northwesternu -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/northwestern-university -Facebook: https://facebook.com/northwesternu Northwestern on the Web: -Northwestern Homepage: https://northwestern.edu -Northwestern Now News: https://news.northwestern.edu -Northwestern Magazine: https://magazine.northwestern.edu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford "Late Night" host and Northwestern alum Seth Meyers delivers 2016 Commencement address ____▶️ Subscribe: https://bit.ly/NorthwesternUYTSubscribe Follow Northwestern on social media: -Instagram: https://instagram.com/northwesternu -TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@northwestern.u-Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/northwesternu -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/northwestern-university -Facebook: https://facebook.com/northwesternu Northwestern on the Web: -Northwestern Homepage: https://northwestern.edu -Northwestern Now News: https://news.northwestern.edu -Northwestern Magazine: https://magazine.northwestern.edu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices "Late Night" host and Northwestern alum Seth Meyers delivers 2016 Commencement address ____

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]]> 1295 no PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S "PEACE" SPEECH AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (JUNE 10, 1963) A video version of this speech can be accessed here:http://JFK-Archives.blogspot.com/2012/06/jfk-speech-american-university-6-10-63.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford A video version of this speech can be accessed here:http://JFK-Archives.blogspot.com/2012/06/jfk-speech-american-university-6-10-63.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A video version of this speech can be accessed here:
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]]> 2019 no LinkedIn's Jeff Weiner, Keynote Speaker | Wharton Undergraduate Graduation 2018 Jeff Weiner, W'92 CEO of LinkedIn addresses the Wharton Undergraduate Class of 2018 on May 13, 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Jeff Weiner, W'92 CEO of LinkedIn addresses the Wharton Undergraduate Class of 2018 on May 13, 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jeff Weiner, W'92 CEO of LinkedIn addresses the Wharton Undergraduate Class of 2018 on May 13, 2018.

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]]> 1489 no Caltech Commencement Address - Atul Gawande - June 10, 2016 Caltech's 122nd Commencement Address by surgeon, writer, and public health researcher, Atul Gawande, M.D., M.P.H. Introduction by David L. Lee, Chair of Caltech's Board of Trustees.Read the transcript on the website of the “The New Yorker” - http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-mistrust-of-scienceFor photos, full ceremony video, news, and more, visit http://commencement.caltech.eduProduced in association with Caltech Academic Media Technologies. ©2016 California Institute of Technology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Caltech's 122nd Commencement Address by surgeon, writer, and public health researcher, Atul Gawande, M.D., M.P.H. Introduction by David L. Lee, Chair of Caltech's Board of Trustees.Read the transcript on the website of the “The New Yorker” - http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-mistrust-of-scienceFor photos, full ceremony video, news, and more, visit http://commencement.caltech.eduProduced in association with Caltech Academic Media Technologies. ©2016 California Institute of Technology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Caltech's 122nd Commencement Address by surgeon, writer, and public health researcher, Atul Gawande, M.D., M.P.H. Introduction by David L. Lee, Chair of Caltech's Board of Trustees.

Read the transcript on the website of the “The New Yorker” - http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-mistrust-of-science

For photos, full ceremony video, news, and more, visit http://commencement.caltech.edu

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]]> 1328 no 2014 Weinberg College Convocation Address by Daniel Pink Weinberg College Senior Convocation 2014 Address by Daniel Pink '86, noted author and cultural critic. Introduction by Sarah Mangelsdorf, Dean of the Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. ____▶️ Subscribe: https://bit.ly/NorthwesternUYTSubscribe Follow Northwestern on social media: -Instagram: https://instagram.com/northwesternu -TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@northwestern.u-Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/northwesternu -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/northwestern-university -Facebook: https://facebook.com/northwesternu Northwestern on the Web: -Northwestern Homepage: https://northwestern.edu -Northwestern Now News: https://news.northwestern.edu -Northwestern Magazine: https://magazine.northwestern.edu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Weinberg College Senior Convocation 2014 Address by Daniel Pink '86, noted author and cultural critic. Introduction by Sarah Mangelsdorf, Dean of the Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. ____▶️ Subscribe: https://bit.ly/NorthwesternUYTSubscribe Follow Northwestern on social media: -Instagram: https://instagram.com/northwesternu -TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@northwestern.u-Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/northwesternu -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/northwestern-university -Facebook: https://facebook.com/northwesternu Northwestern on the Web: -Northwestern Homepage: https://northwestern.edu -Northwestern Now News: https://news.northwestern.edu -Northwestern Magazine: https://magazine.northwestern.edu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Weinberg College Senior Convocation 2014 Address by Daniel Pink '86, noted author and cultural critic. Introduction by Sarah Mangelsdorf, Dean of the Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. ____

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]]> 1144 no George W. Bush Delivers Yale Commencement Speech 2001 Bush mixes humor with humility in Commencement talkELYSSA FOLK MAY 22, 2001So much for Phi Beta Kappa. At the 300th Yale Commencement Monday, President George W. Bush ’68 told the graduates, “C students — you too can be president.”In a move that symbolized the reconciliation of a man and his alma mater, Bush returned to Yale for the first time in years to receive an honorary degree and speak at Commencement. Following a few bars of “Hail to the Chief,” the president delivered a 12-minute speech that evoked more cheers and laughs than protests from graduates and guests alike. Bush spoke about his present love for Yale, his undergraduate days and the meaning of a college education.“I’m a better man because of Yale,” he said.Facing a sea of yellow protest signs, Bush charmed his audience with his Texan drawl and self-deprecating humor. While many booed when Yale President Richard Levin awarded Bush a doctor of laws, Bush quelled any audible protest the moment his first words reverberated on Old Campus, wishing congratulations to all graduates, family and friends.It is Yale tradition to allow only U.S. presidents to speak at Yale Commencement — former Presidents John F. Kennedy and George H. W. Bush ’48 spoke at past ceremonies — but Bush joked that the stipulations have become even stricter recently.“Now, you have to be a Yale graduate, you have to be president and you had to have lost the Yale vote to Ralph Nader,” Bush said.Recalling his undergraduate days at Yale, Bush jokingly talked about his courses, a Japanese Haiku class in particular, and his hours in the Yale library.“One of my academic advisors was worried by my selection of such a specialized course. He said I should focus on English. I still hear that quite often,” Bush said. “But my critics don’t realize I don’t make verbal gaffes. I’m speaking in the perfect forms and rhythms of ancient Haiku.”The president graduated in the same class as Yale College Dean Richard Brodhead. With both showing a penchant for Sterling Memorial Library, and its comfortable couches, Bush said he and Brodhead had a mutual understanding.“Dick wouldn’t read aloud, and I wouldn’t snore,” Bush joked.While many members of the Class of 2001 may be unsure where their Yale degree will lead them, Bush said he too was not certain what career path to take upon graduation. Before reaching the White House, Bush earned a business degree from Harvard University, worked in the oil industry, was an owner of Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers and then became governor of Texas.“Life writes it own story,” Bush advised the graduates. “Along the way, we realize we are not the author.”While Bush said a Yale degree can be very helpful along that uncertain path, he said it is not necessary for success — and certainly not political office, making a reference to Vice President Dick Cheney who did not complete his Yale degree.“If you graduate Yale, you get to become president,” Bush said. “If you drop out, you get to be vice president.”Bush concluded his speech by acknowledging his estranged relationship with the University and encouraging students to visit Yale soon after graduation.While Bush did not heed his own advice, he told graduates: “I hope it doesn’t take you as long.”The lighthearted tone of the president’s speech at Yale contrasted greatly with the commencement address he gave at the University of Notre Dame Sunday. Delivering a political message, Bush called upon graduates there to combat poverty by joining the private sector, especially religious institutions.“Our society must enlist, equip and empower idealistic Americans in the works of compassion that only they can provide,” Bush said at Notre Dame.At Yale, Bush sat center stage, clad in a blue robe with stripes on the sleeves signifying his prestigious award. He was flanked by 11 other honorary degree recipients, including form Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Oct 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Bush mixes humor with humility in Commencement talkELYSSA FOLK MAY 22, 2001So much for Phi Beta Kappa. At the 300th Yale Commencement Monday, President George W. Bush ’68 told the graduates, “C students — you too can be president.”In a move that symbolized the reconciliation of a man and his alma mater, Bush returned to Yale for the first time in years to receive an honorary degree and speak at Commencement. Following a few bars of “Hail to the Chief,” the president delivered a 12-minute speech that evoked more cheers and laughs than protests from graduates and guests alike. Bush spoke about his present love for Yale, his undergraduate days and the meaning of a college education.“I’m a better man because of Yale,” he said.Facing a sea of yellow protest signs, Bush charmed his audience with his Texan drawl and self-deprecating humor. While many booed when Yale President Richard Levin awarded Bush a doctor of laws, Bush quelled any audible protest the moment his first words reverberated on Old Campus, wishing congratulations to all graduates, family and friends.It is Yale tradition to allow only U.S. presidents to speak at Yale Commencement — former Presidents John F. Kennedy and George H. W. Bush ’48 spoke at past ceremonies — but Bush joked that the stipulations have become even stricter recently.“Now, you have to be a Yale graduate, you have to be president and you had to have lost the Yale vote to Ralph Nader,” Bush said.Recalling his undergraduate days at Yale, Bush jokingly talked about his courses, a Japanese Haiku class in particular, and his hours in the Yale library.“One of my academic advisors was worried by my selection of such a specialized course. He said I should focus on English. I still hear that quite often,” Bush said. “But my critics don’t realize I don’t make verbal gaffes. I’m speaking in the perfect forms and rhythms of ancient Haiku.”The president graduated in the same class as Yale College Dean Richard Brodhead. With both showing a penchant for Sterling Memorial Library, and its comfortable couches, Bush said he and Brodhead had a mutual understanding.“Dick wouldn’t read aloud, and I wouldn’t snore,” Bush joked.While many members of the Class of 2001 may be unsure where their Yale degree will lead them, Bush said he too was not certain what career path to take upon graduation. Before reaching the White House, Bush earned a business degree from Harvard University, worked in the oil industry, was an owner of Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers and then became governor of Texas.“Life writes it own story,” Bush advised the graduates. “Along the way, we realize we are not the author.”While Bush said a Yale degree can be very helpful along that uncertain path, he said it is not necessary for success — and certainly not political office, making a reference to Vice President Dick Cheney who did not complete his Yale degree.“If you graduate Yale, you get to become president,” Bush said. “If you drop out, you get to be vice president.”Bush concluded his speech by acknowledging his estranged relationship with the University and encouraging students to visit Yale soon after graduation.While Bush did not heed his own advice, he told graduates: “I hope it doesn’t take you as long.”The lighthearted tone of the president’s speech at Yale contrasted greatly with the commencement address he gave at the University of Notre Dame Sunday. Delivering a political message, Bush called upon graduates there to combat poverty by joining the private sector, especially religious institutions.“Our society must enlist, equip and empower idealistic Americans in the works of compassion that only they can provide,” Bush said at Notre Dame.At Yale, Bush sat center stage, clad in a blue robe with stripes on the sleeves signifying his prestigious award. He was flanked by 11 other honorary degree recipients, including form Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Bush mixes humor with humility in Commencement talk
ELYSSA FOLK MAY 22, 2001
So much for Phi Beta Kappa. At the 300th Yale Commencement Monday, President George W. Bush ’68 told the graduates, “C students — you too can be president.”
In a move that symbolized the reconciliation of a man and his alma mater, Bush returned to Yale for the first time in years to receive an honorary degree and speak at Commencement. Following a few bars of “Hail to the Chief,” the president delivered a 12-minute speech that evoked more cheers and laughs than protests from graduates and guests alike. Bush spoke about his present love for Yale, his undergraduate days and the meaning of a college education.
“I’m a better man because of Yale,” he said.
Facing a sea of yellow protest signs, Bush charmed his audience with his Texan drawl and self-deprecating humor. While many booed when Yale President Richard Levin awarded Bush a doctor of laws, Bush quelled any audible protest the moment his first words reverberated on Old Campus, wishing congratulations to all graduates, family and friends.
It is Yale tradition to allow only U.S. presidents to speak at Yale Commencement — former Presidents John F. Kennedy and George H. W. Bush ’48 spoke at past ceremonies — but Bush joked that the stipulations have become even stricter recently.
“Now, you have to be a Yale graduate, you have to be president and you had to have lost the Yale vote to Ralph Nader,” Bush said.
Recalling his undergraduate days at Yale, Bush jokingly talked about his courses, a Japanese Haiku class in particular, and his hours in the Yale library.
“One of my academic advisors was worried by my selection of such a specialized course. He said I should focus on English. I still hear that quite often,” Bush said. “But my critics don’t realize I don’t make verbal gaffes. I’m speaking in the perfect forms and rhythms of ancient Haiku.”
The president graduated in the same class as Yale College Dean Richard Brodhead. With both showing a penchant for Sterling Memorial Library, and its comfortable couches, Bush said he and Brodhead had a mutual understanding.
“Dick wouldn’t read aloud, and I wouldn’t snore,” Bush joked.
While many members of the Class of 2001 may be unsure where their Yale degree will lead them, Bush said he too was not certain what career path to take upon graduation. Before reaching the White House, Bush earned a business degree from Harvard University, worked in the oil industry, was an owner of Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers and then became governor of Texas.
“Life writes it own story,” Bush advised the graduates. “Along the way, we realize we are not the author.”
While Bush said a Yale degree can be very helpful along that uncertain path, he said it is not necessary for success — and certainly not political office, making a reference to Vice President Dick Cheney who did not complete his Yale degree.
“If you graduate Yale, you get to become president,” Bush said. “If you drop out, you get to be vice president.”
Bush concluded his speech by acknowledging his estranged relationship with the University and encouraging students to visit Yale soon after graduation.
While Bush did not heed his own advice, he told graduates: “I hope it doesn’t take you as long.”
The lighthearted tone of the president’s speech at Yale contrasted greatly with the commencement address he gave at the University of Notre Dame Sunday. Delivering a political message, Bush called upon graduates there to combat poverty by joining the private sector, especially religious institutions.
“Our society must enlist, equip and empower idealistic Americans in the works of compassion that only they can provide,” Bush said at Notre Dame.
At Yale, Bush sat center stage, clad in a blue robe with stripes on the sleeves signifying his prestigious award. He was flanked by 11 other honorary degree recipients, including form

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]]> 839 no Jon Bon Jovi at 2015 Rutgers University–Camden Convocation and Graduate Commencement Jon Bon Jovi accepts an honorary degree (Doctor of Letters) and debuts a new song written for the Class of 2015 at Rutgers University-Camden during the Convocation and Graduate Commencement ceremony held at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden on May 21. He was joined by Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative who also spoke and received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at the same ceremony. Learn more about how you can be the next Scarlet Raptor! Visit http://www.camden.rutgers.edu/admissions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Jon Bon Jovi accepts an honorary degree (Doctor of Letters) and debuts a new song written for the Class of 2015 at Rutgers University-Camden during the Convocation and Graduate Commencement ceremony held at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden on May 21. He was joined by Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative who also spoke and received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at the same ceremony. Learn more about how you can be the next Scarlet Raptor! Visit http://www.camden.rutgers.edu/admissions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Jon Bon Jovi accepts an honorary degree (Doctor of Letters) and debuts a new song written for the Class of 2015 at Rutgers University-Camden during the Convocation and Graduate Commencement ceremony held at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden on May 21. He was joined by Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative who also spoke and received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at the same ceremony. Learn more about how you can be the next Scarlet Raptor! Visit http://www.camden.rutgers.edu/admissions.

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]]> 1392 no Bill Nye, The Science Guy - UMass Lowell 2014 Commencement Morning Speaker (32:27) Bill Nye, the Science Guy gives the Commencement address at the 2014 UMass Lowell Morning Commencement Ceremony. The ceremony for undergraduate students in the College of Engineering, College of Fine Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Sciences and the Manning School of Business was held May 17, 2014. Learn more: www.uml.edu/commencement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Bill Nye, the Science Guy gives the Commencement address at the 2014 UMass Lowell Morning Commencement Ceremony. The ceremony for undergraduate students in the College of Engineering, College of Fine Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Sciences and the Manning School of Business was held May 17, 2014. Learn more: www.uml.edu/commencement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Bill Nye, the Science Guy gives the Commencement address at the 2014 UMass Lowell Morning Commencement Ceremony. The ceremony for undergraduate students in the College of Engineering, College of Fine Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Sciences and the Manning School of Business was held May 17, 2014. Learn more: www.uml.edu/commencement

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]]> 2336 no 2015 IU Commencement Speaker: Sage Steele Indiana University alumna and ESPN sportscaster Sage Steele (BS, 1995) delivered a truly inspirational commencement address to our graduating class of 2015 on Saturday, May 9, in Memorial Stadium. Thank you to Sage for sharing her wisdom and her unwavering Hoosier spirit! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Indiana University alumna and ESPN sportscaster Sage Steele (BS, 1995) delivered a truly inspirational commencement address to our graduating class of 2015 on Saturday, May 9, in Memorial Stadium. Thank you to Sage for sharing her wisdom and her unwavering Hoosier spirit! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Indiana University alumna and ESPN sportscaster Sage Steele (BS, 1995) delivered a truly inspirational commencement address to our graduating class of 2015 on Saturday, May 9, in Memorial Stadium. Thank you to Sage for sharing her wisdom and her unwavering Hoosier spirit!

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]]> 1432 no Kevin Colleran’s Commencement Speech to the Class of 2015 at Babson College This year’s Babson College Undergraduate Commencement speaker was Kevin Colleran ’03, managing director of venture capital firm Slow Ventures and one of Facebook’s first 10 employees, who returned to campus to help us celebrate the Class of 2015. Kevin’s achievements are an inspiration to Babson students both past and present, and we were proud to present him with an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. http://www.babson.edu/commencement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:56:00 -0000 full Stanford This year’s Babson College Undergraduate Commencement speaker was Kevin Colleran ’03, managing director of venture capital firm Slow Ventures and one of Facebook’s first 10 employees, who returned to campus to help us celebrate the Class of 2015. Kevin’s achievements are an inspiration to Babson students both past and present, and we were proud to present him with an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. http://www.babson.edu/commencement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This year’s Babson College Undergraduate Commencement speaker was Kevin Colleran ’03, managing director of venture capital firm Slow Ventures and one of Facebook’s first 10 employees, who returned to campus to help us celebrate the Class of 2015. Kevin’s achievements are an inspiration to Babson students both past and present, and we were proud to present him with an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.

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]]> 991 no Robin Roberts gives 2015 Undergraduate Commencement Address Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:56:00 -0000 full Stanford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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