President Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, Usher, and others gave the Class of 2025 their best life advice.

Here are some excerpts from 2025 commencement speeches given by Hollywood stars and directors, athletes, politicians, scholars and activists — many of whom called attention to political and ...

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

Conan O’Brien, Bill Watterson, Ellen DeGeneres — these once-in-a-generation talents have provided light in our darkest moments. So it stands to reason that they’d bring some shade to our brightest ...

Vote: Who gave the best commencement address to a Maryland institution? Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 75°F. Wednesday, July 2nd 2025 Capital Gazette eNewspaper.

Celebrity commencement speakers mix humor and hard truths A muppet and movie stars give commencement speeches –inspiring graduates with hope, humor and a powerful call to action. Education ...

Sandra Oh gave the commencement speech at Dartmouth College, with creative guidance from her former boss, Shonda Rhimes. The actress shared photos from the special day on Instagram on Monday, June 16.

Commanders Coach Ended College Commencement Speech With Best Four-Word Message. Dan Quinn nailed the ending of this speech. ... Quinn capped off his commencement speech with an epic five-word, ...

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.