A good commencement speech is not aimed at posterity, proffered to everyone for all time. Instead, it is a temporary moment in which a speaker brings a community together in the moment they share ...

Something funny has happened to the familiar commencement address in the past 10 years. That something is YouTube. Steve Jobs' 2005 address at Stanford, to take just one example, has been viewed ...

Several celebrities — including Sarah Jessica Parker, Conan O'Brien and Henry Winkler — are giving commencement speeches at 2026 college graduation ceremonies. Here are all the celebrities giving 2026 ...

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Eric Church may not be a scholar, but he still has some pearls of wisdom to share. The Grammy-nominated country music star delivered a commencement speech at the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...

Each year, millions of students across the country graduate from college. To celebrate the major milestone, their schools host week-long celebrations culminating with commencement ceremonies where ...

Hilary Duff delivers the Northeastern University's 2026 Commencement Speech on April 29, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts; Hugh Jackman delivers Ball State University's 2026 Commencement Speech on May 2, ...