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Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA and political commentator Hasan Piker debated free speech on college campuses at the annual Politicon conference. Steven Olikara moderated.

Former judges from the Colorado and Indiana Supreme Courts joined an Indiana University law school professor to discuss the future of law schools. This panel was part of the Seventh Circuit…

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos met with sexual assault survivors, men’s rights advocates and education officials as part of an evaluation of Obama administration policies regarding sexual…

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other members of the Democratic Women’s Working Group held a press conference expressing their disapproval of an Education Department official’s remarks regarding…

Georgetown University held a ceremony to mark the renaming of two campus buildings: one for Isaac Hawkins, one of 272 enslaved persons sold in 1838 by the Maryland Province of Jesuits to…

Historian Leslie Harris talked about African American access to higher education in the 20th century. and the relationship between slavery and colleges and universities.

Norman Podhoretz discusses the new edition of his 1967 book, Making It. He was interviewed by his son, John Podhoretz.

College students, university officials, and law professors testified at a hearing on the First Amendment and free speech on college campuses. Topics included the role colleges play in…

Representatives Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) talked about their legislation, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act.

Panelists representing nonprofits and educators talked about the future of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). White House officials and staffers were among the audience…

Telecommunications entrepreneur Kmele Foster and author Lawrence Ross participated in a debate on whether college campuses foster racist environments. Mr. Ross is the author of Blackballed: The…

Panelists talked about free speech and censorship on college campuses. They discussed incidents of protests against commencement speakers, along with issues of safety, security costs, “hate…

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…

Sally Yates delivered remarks to graduates at Harvard Law School’s 2017 Class Day. She explained to students her decision regarding President Trump’s travel ban saying, “I believed that this would…

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…