Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A student speaker was recently disciplined by NYU for giving an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian speech at his school’s commencement ...

Instead, these speeches will be pre-recorded, prompting one person objecting to the policy to remark on Bluesky, “The ruling ...

Kermit the Frog practices his University of Maryland commencement address in College Park on May 22. (Allison Robbert/For The Washington Post) Regarding Matt Bai’s May 25 Sunday Opinion column, ...

As college graduates across the country turn their tassels to the left and step into a world full of possibilities — and uncertainties — this year's commencement speakers have given moving speeches ...

NYU’s identity-based graduation events, meant to celebrate the achievements of certain student communities, elevate a flawed ...

Logan Rozos addresses the crowd during the NYU Gallatin School's commencement ceremony on May 14, 2025. Graduation podiums ...

A student speaker was recently disciplined by NYU for giving an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian speech at his school’s commencement ceremony. NYU apparently rejected the idea that the address should ...

The council first voted on the speaker for master’s commencement after hearing speeches from Collins, Jasmine Warren MPH’26 ...

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 ...

Returning to where it all started, Kermit the Frog, a beloved member of “The Muppets,” gave the commencement speech at the University of Maryland on Thursday evening. Throughout the commencement ...