Most commencement speakers joke that they can’t even remember who spoke on the day of their own graduation (much less the ...

When I have yogurt, I like to pretend that it is a ceremonial custard made by elves for an honored guest who is visiting from afar.

However, he put himself in the midst of controversy at the 2024 Benedictine College graduation with his controversial speech ...

In this short video, we look at commencement speeches, from Steve Jobs to Whoopi Goldberg, digging into the psychology of it, its gender and cultural undertones, and ultimately trying to discern ...

Activism is an important part of free speech and public participation. My organization and I go to great lengths to protect ...

“For example, having the opportunity to watch President Price run through his commencement speech and to see his team brief ...

A strain of sorrow and pessimism underlies all of Vonnegut’s fiction, as well as his graduation speeches. But he also insisted that young people cherish those fleeting moments of joy.

Imagine a baseball stadium. Fill it with twenty thousand Americans. Require Democrats to wear blue and Republicans red. At a ...

Leading by example, they urged their peers at graduation ... Speaker Allie Chu described how the act of writing a genuinely vulnerable graduation speech posed a deep challenge for her.

The 'Top Chef' star said he hopes students realize that "they, too, can overcome whatever life throws at them.” ...

Harrison Butker is speaking out about his controversial commencement speech, saying he’s “saddened” by some reactions to his May 2024 comments about women being stay-at-home moms.

Milwaukee chef and restaurateur Dan Jacobs will cook up a commencement speech for the University of Wisconsin-Madison this winter. Jacobs was a finalist on "Top Chef: Wisconsin" earlier this year ...