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The commencement is a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred upon graduating students. A commencement speech is typically given by a notable figure in the community or a graduating student. The person giving such a speech is known as a commencement speaker. Very commonly, colleges or universities will invite politicians, important ...
Speaker(s) Notes Ref. 1941: Bishop J. Francis McIntyre [1] 1942: Rev. Robert Gannon [1] 1943: Rev. Robert Gannon [1] 1944: Rev. Robert Gannon [1] 1945: Major General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott [1] 1946: Gov. Thomas Dewey: President Truman also received an honorary degree and gave an address but this was not at June Commencement, it was in May [1 ...
This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life is an essay by David Foster Wallace.The text originates from a commencement speech Wallace gave at Kenyon College on May 21, 2005.
In his speech, Federer spoke about how college graduation parallels his experience to "graduating tennis." The 20-time Grand Slam winner spoke about strongly disliking the word "retired"—we ...
Last night, Meghan Markle, 41, made a special appearance at the 2023 Ms. Foundation Women of Vision Awards alongside husband Prince Harry, 38, and mom Doria Ragland, 66. Although she wore an eye ...
2012: Haley Scott DeMaria, alumna and motivational speaker injured in a tragic 1992 bus accident involving the Notre Dame swimming team; 2013: Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; 2014: Ray Hammond II, Founder of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Henry Winkler is going to miss Hoda Kotb. At the start of his interview with Hoda and Jenna Bush Hager on TODAY with Hoda & Jenna on Oct. 15, the Emmy winner took a moment to gush about Hoda, who ...
Each year, Virginia Tech holds commencement ceremonies at the end of the academic year in May, as well as at the end of the Fall semester in December. Since 1990, a separate Graduate School Commencement Ceremony has been held to confer degrees to master's and doctoral students.