Commencement Speakers

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Released: 12-May-2023 7:15 PM EDT
Mae Jemison to speak at University of Delaware commencement
University of Delaware

Mae Jemison, the first woman of color in the world to go into space, will address the graduates at the University of Delaware's Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 27.

   
Released: 9-May-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Binghamton University to host 10 Commencement ceremonies
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Pharmacy ceremony to be held Friday, May 13; all others the following week.

Newswise: Media Advisory: Catherine Lhamon to Deliver UCI Law 2022 Commencement Address
Released: 27-Apr-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Media Advisory: Catherine Lhamon to Deliver UCI Law 2022 Commencement Address
University of California, Irvine School of Law

Catherine Lhamon, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education, will deliver the keynote address for UCI Law’s 2022 commencement ceremony Saturday, May 7.

Released: 6-Feb-2018 3:05 PM EST
Renée Fleming to Deliver Commencement Address at Northwestern
Northwestern University

World renowned soprano Renée Fleming will deliver this year’s commencement address at Northwestern University in June. Fleming, one of the most recognizable and celebrated voices on the planet, is a four-time Grammy Award winner, was the first classical artist to sing the National Anthem at a Super Bowl and has been presented the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists by the U.

Released: 18-Jan-2018 4:05 PM EST
Civil Rights Icon John Lewis to be UC San Diego Commencement Speaker
University of California San Diego

The University of California San Diego today announced that Rep. John Lewis, often called “one of the most courageous persons the civil rights movement ever produced,” will offer the keynote address at the invitation-only UC San Diego All Campus Commencement June 16, 2018.

Released: 2-May-2017 2:50 PM EDT
USC Viterbi School of Engineering Announces 2017 Commencement Speakers
University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering

The USC Viterbi School of Engineering satellite commencement ceremonies will take place on Friday, May 12th, 2017, following USC’s main commencement ceremony. There will be three separate ceremonies featuring three distinguished speakers. All ceremonies will be streamed live on the respective undergraduate and graduate-level commencement pages.

Released: 19-Apr-2016 6:00 PM EDT
American University Announces 2016 Commencement Speakers
American University

American University announces its 2016 commencement speakers. María Salinas, Donna Harris, Raymond G. Chambers, John King, Deborah F. Rutter, The Honorable Loretta E. Lynch are this year's commencement speakers.

Released: 14-May-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Binghamton Commencement Speaker Overcomes Challenges of Delivering Speech on Jewish Day of Rest
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Don Greenberg was thrilled to be announced as one of this year’s student Commencement speakers for Binghamton University’s Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science. However, when he learned that his Commencement ceremony was on Shabbat, it appeared as if all hope was lost. Growing up as an Orthodox Jew, Shabbat had always been a time for Greenberg to spend with friends and family, while also resting. For many Jews, Shabbat is a time to disregard many of the typical demands of modernity, such as driving, using electronics, writing, cooking and other forms of “work.”

Released: 30-Apr-2015 3:05 PM EDT
Celebrated Chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov to Deliver 2015 Commencement Address at Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University

Celebrated Chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov to Deliver 2015 Commencement Address at Saint Louis University May 16.

Released: 22-Apr-2015 12:05 PM EDT
Admiral Michelle Howard, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, To Address Rensselaer Graduates at 209th Commencement
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Admiral Michelle Howard, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, will address graduates on May 30 at the 209th Commencement Ceremony of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

   
Released: 22-Apr-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Ursinus Honors its Late President at 2015 Commencement
Ursinus College

President Bobby Fong and Suzanne Fong will "graduate" with the Class of 2015

Released: 22-Apr-2015 9:05 AM EDT
Broadcast Journalist Laura Ling to Deliver2015 Commencement Address at Carthage College
Carthage College

Six years ago at this time, Laura Ling was imprisoned in North Korea. Chosen as Carthage College’s 2015 Commencement speaker, she’ll share reflections from those terrifying months and other lessons she has gleaned from a career as an award-winning broadcast journalist.

Released: 21-Apr-2015 2:05 PM EDT
Top eBay Executive Devin Wenig ’88 to Speak at Commencement
Union College

More than 500 students in the Class of 2015 will receive degrees during the ceremony, scheduled for 10 a.m. Sunday, June 14,

Released: 14-Apr-2014 11:00 AM EDT
Alex Smith, NFL Quarterback and University of Utah Alum, to Deliver 2014 Commencement Address
University of Utah

Alex Smith, quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, U graduate and generous philanthropist is the U's 2014 commencement speaker. He will receive an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters for his dedication and inspiration – on and off the field of play.

Released: 14-Apr-2014 11:00 AM EDT
"Frozen” Screenwriter/Director Jennifer Lee ‘92 is UNH 2014 Commencement Speaker
University of New Hampshire

The first woman to direct an animated feature film for Walt Disney Animation Studios, Academy Award®-winner Jennifer Lee, will deliver the University of New Hampshire commencement address Saturday, May 17, 2014.

Released: 14-Apr-2014 10:30 AM EDT
Wynton Marsalis to Address Tulane University Graduates
Tulane University

New Orleans native and Pulitzer Prize winner Wynton Marsalis will receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters and deliver the keynote address to graduates at Tulane University’s Commencement 2014, which will be held at 9 a.m., May 17 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Released: 14-Apr-2014 10:00 AM EDT
Global Leader in Study of HIV/AIDS to Speak at Commencement
Union College

Dr. Deborah L. Birx, a renowned international expert in the field of HIV/AIDS, will be the featured speaker at Union's 220th Commencement, College officials announced today. Approximately 525 students in the Class of 2014 will receive degrees during the ceremony, scheduled for 10 a.m. Sunday, June 15, on Hull Plaza. Birx will receive an honorary doctorate of science degree.

Released: 13-Apr-2014 12:50 PM EDT
Celebrity Chef José Andrés to Deliver Commencement Address at the George Washington University, May 18
George Washington University

World-renowned chef José Andrés will address graduates of the George Washington University at its 2014 Commencement. The James Beard winner is known for his restaurants, his PBS television series, his food advocacy work and his GW class, “The World on a Plate: How Food Shapes Civilization.”

Released: 11-Apr-2014 5:00 PM EDT
Baseball Hall of Famer Tony La Russa to deliver WUSTL’s Commencement address
Washington University in St. Louis

Tony La Russa, who recently was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and is considered one of the best managers in baseball history, has been selected to give the 2014 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis. The university’s 153rd Commencement ceremony is 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 16, in Brookings Quadrangle on the Danforth Campus.

Released: 11-Apr-2014 4:00 PM EDT
Fed Chair Janet Yellen, Yankees Pitching Great Mariano Rivera, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, Singer Aretha Franklin, and Distinguished Attorney Martin Edelman to Receive Honorary Degrees at NYU’s 2014 Commencement in New York
New York University

NYU President John Sexton and Board of Trustees Chairman Martin Lipton today announced the names of those to be honored at the University’s 182nd Commencement Exercises, which will be held Wednesday, May 21st, at Yankee Stadium.



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