“We found words to use in the graduation speech, but honestly, I can’t even put it into words. It’s truly an honor to represent that school that’s over 120 years young,” Ryznar said.

Umit Ozkan delivered the 440th commencement speech, focused on her life experiences and advice for graduates, for Ohio ...

The graduation speech was the best I’ve ever heard. The speaker was Ransom Wilson, a world-renowned flutist and a native of Tuscaloosa.

But this year, students got insight above and beyond the usual campaign speeches from President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock — not at the same graduation, of course.

While at Howard University in Washington, D.C., actor LeVar Burton, who's known for hosting the children's show Reading Rainbow, delivered a speech about resilience and progress in America. "Only ...

This graduation season, the biggest names to deliver commencement addresses to Maryland institutions came from the heights of government and puppeteering. 8 Maryland sheriffs’ offices now ...

One fan wrote, “This is what a graduation should look like,” while another commented, “The BEST commencement ceremony! He was great. Our family loved it!” ...

The Class of 2025 is entering a world fundamentally changed by AI—so Matthew Brophy proposes sending them off with an AI-authored commencement speech. Another graduation season is upon us, with this ...

The podium granted to these commencement speakers doesn’t belong to the speaker. It is a platform designed for a specific purpose and event — the celebration of the graduation of students.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology banned the 2025 class president from Friday's graduation commencement ceremony after she delivered a pro-Palestinian speech at an event Thursday.

A commencement speaker at Smith College relinquished her honorary degree after the college discovered that sections of her speech were plagiarized, the college’s president announced Tuesday ...