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National Transportation Safety Board Chair Robert Sumwalt gave the commencement address to 2018 graduating students of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona Mr. Sumwalt,…

Frederick Ryan, Washington Post publisher, gave the commencement address to 2018 graduating students of the University of Southern California’s (USC) Gould School of Law. He talked about…

Actor, activist and New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon (D) gave the commencement address to 2018 graduating students of the Helene Fuld College of Nursing. She talked about the…

Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) gave the commencement address to the 2018 graduating class of the University of North Carolina, Pembroke, a historically American Indian liberal arts university…

Ursula Burns, chair of telecommunications company VEON, gave the commencement address to 2018 graduating students of Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Ms. Burns previously…

After delivering the 2018 commencement address to the graduating midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy, President Trump stayed at the ceremony to shake hands individually with each of the…

President Trump delivered the 2018 commencement address to the graduating midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy. He spoke about the strength of the Navy and the U.S. armed forces, and what…

Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivered the commencement address for the Virginia Military Institute Class of 2018. He talked about his time serving in the Trump administration…

Mrs. Bush’s invitation to speak created controversy on campus when a group of students petitioned to have the invitation rescinded. Mrs. Gorbachev accompanied Mrs. Bush.

A compilation of 2017 Commencement speeches featuring Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Vice President Mike Pence, Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), former President Bill Clinton, former Senator…

National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins delivered the commencement address for 2017 graduates of Southern Methodist University (SMU). After his remarks, Dr. Collins played the guitar and…

Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, spoke to graduates at Carnegie Mellon University’s commencement ceremony in Pittsburgh where she was awarded an honorary degree. She warned about what…

Representative Mia Love (R-UT) addressed graduates of her alma mater, the University of Hartford in Connecticut. She talked about the importance of engaging in uncomfortable conversations…

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivered a commencement address at Brooklyn College, which he attended for one academic year from 1959-60. He reflected on his own history in Brooklyn, and…

President Trump delivered the commencement address at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, his first as president.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered the commencement address at her alma mater of Wellesley College in Massachusetts. She urged students to fight for the truth, which she said was…

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos gave the commencement address at Bethune-Cookman University, a historically black college. Graduates protested with boos during her speech, which caused the…

Meryl Streep gave the 2010 commencement address at Barnard College. She talked about her career and fulfillment.

Independent presidential candidate Ross Perot delivered the commencement address at the University of Oklahoma after receiving an honorary doctorate from the school. In his remarks entitled,…

Arianna Huffington gave the commencement address to the 2013 graduating class of Smith College. She talked about the definition of success in life.