Umit Ozkan delivered the 440th commencement speech, focused on her life experiences and advice for graduates, for Ohio State’s summer commencement ceremony at the Schottenstein Center on Sunday. 1,769 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every year, celebrities, businesspeople, politicians, artists, and more get asked to address a graduating class in a commencement ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most commencement speeches tend to follow a similar formula. However, some are so inspiring that they are remembered long after ...

Every spring, the slate of commencement speakers at Catholic colleges across the country delivers a fresh round of inspiration — and sparks controversy. In fact, debate on the merits of this or that ...

Several famous musicians, an accomplished screenwriter and more are on the roster of this year's notable North Carolina ...

Harrison Butker is a three-time Super Bowl champion and one of the most accurate field-goal kickers in NFL history. As such, the Kansas City Chiefs kicker was given a platform to express his views as ...

Harrison Butker's 2024 commencement speech at Benedictine College has set off a cascade of reactions, with some commentators calling the Kansas City Chiefs kicker's words "misogynistic." What, exactly ...

Legendary entertainer Debbie Allen is set to deliver wisdom to students of Clark Atlanta University with this year's ...

Henry Winkler is heading back to his old stomping grounds of Emerson College to deliver the keynote commencement speech on ...

"My humanity is defined by yours.” Elie Wiesel, Dartmouth Commencement, 2006 In 1990, as I sat at my college graduation in my pale blue cap and gown, not listening to the commencement speaker, I never ...