It’s not easy being green, but it sure does make you popular. Kermit the Frog was the commencement speaker Thursday for the Class of 2025 at the University of Maryland, where his creator, Jim ...

The university just announced that this year, graduating students will be visited by none other than Kermit the Frog, who will deliver their commencement speech on Wednesday, May 21.

Kermit the Frog, created by University of Maryland alumnus Jim Henson, will deliver the spring commencement speech in College Park. “Nothing could make these feet happier,” Kermit said.

Henson died in 1990. Kermit the Frog speaks during University of Maryland's commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 22, 2025, in College Park, Md.

WATCH: Kermit the Frog delivers commencement speech at University of Maryland Education Updated on May 23, 2025 11:27 AM EDT — Published on May 22, 2025 4:15 PM EDT ...