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

From speaking at their alma maters to giving new graduates from other schools some inspiration, athletes are popular choices as keynote speakers and have given some memorable addresses. Here are some ...

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

Hardly anyone had heard of Bryan Anderson when he spoke at the Luzerne County Community College Commencement in 2007. This was long before his photo appeared on the covers of Esquire magazine and USA ...

It’s commencement speech season again, when lots of important people say lots of wise things to freshly minted graduates. Here's the one commencement speech you absolutely can’t miss: An epic supercut ...

It's that time of year, where college graduates are heading off into the world and everyone from Arianna Huffington to President Obama are tasked with the job to inspire them to fix our broken world.

I love to watch commencement speeches. As a speechwriter in my former life, I know there’s no harder job than holding students’ and parents’ attention when they really just want that degree. You’ve ...

From getting dumped to fighting for your reproductive rights, we picked out our favorite (and one not-so favorite) speeches from this year's round of graduations. Okay, so we understand that ...

Kermit the Frog speaks during University of Maryland's commencement ceremony on 22 May in College Park.Photograph: John T Consoli/AP America’s higher education may be under attack from the federal ...