In March 2025, the University of Maryland announced something no graduating class had ever seen before: their commencement ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rearview shot of a group of university students standing outside on graduation day Donovan Livingston knew the stakes were high ...

Imagine graduating college and out of nowhere, Bill Murray pops up to give a surprise commencement speech. That was the reality for graduates at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan, over the ...

Every year, celebrities, businesspeople, politicians, artists, and more get asked to address a graduating class in a commencement speech. The moment, which is usually equally exciting to the honoree ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Commencement speeches are turning into the latest test of free speech principles on college ...

Snoop Dogg brought swagger to the USC Marshall School of Business graduation stage Saturday (May 17) at the L.A. Coliseum. Snoop delivered a message packed with perseverance and pride to a sea of new ...

On May 31, 1969, the first student speaker to address a Wellesley College graduation took the stage. You already know her name: Hillary Rodham. The future first lady and secretary of state — who later ...

It's that time of year, where college graduates are heading off into the world and everyone from Arianna Huffington to President Obama are tasked with the job to inspire them to fix our broken world.

A high school valedictorian turned the heads of fellow graduates at a ceremony in North Carolina over the weekend when part of his speech was perceived by some as a reference to antisemitism — even ...