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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 ...
Speakers selected tend to be community leaders, faculty members, students, or local religious leaders, and may be elected by the graduating class. Speeches are often intermixed with musical performances, drama, and worship. A modern-day Baccalaureate address generally lasts less than half an hour. In ancient times they could last as long as ...
George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton at the University of New Hampshire's 2007 commencement. A graduation or commencement speech, in the U.S., is a public speech given by a student or by alumnus of a university to a graduating class and their guests. Common themes of the graduation speech include wishing the graduates well in the "real world ...
Tom Hanks delivered the commencement address at Harvard on Thursday, offering words of humor, wisdom and seriousness in his 20-minute speech. "Without having spent any time in class, without once ...
GageSkidmore/flickr College and high school graduations are in full swing. Alongside the pomp and circumstance come the highly celebrated commencement speeches from politicians, business ...
Livingston's speech wasn't your traditional graduation speech, instead the poet performed a spoken word piece titled "Lift Off." In the poem, Livingston speaks of the history of injustice in the ...
What is the difference between a commencement ceremony and graduation? Or is commencement at the start (matriculation?). Needs some clarification - seems to be a US thing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.221.13.140 07:56, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
Take action, serve, and be nice. Those are the career and life lesson take-aways from 99 percent of all commencement speeches ever. But when it comes to winning a majority hungover crowd, a speech ...