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Biden appears to clap after Morehouse grad calls for 'immediate and permanent cease-fire' in Gaza during commencement
In the lead-up to commencement at the historically Black men's college, many students were opposed …
John L. Dorman
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Students walk out of Jerry Seinfeld's Duke University graduation speech
A 25-second video shared to X showed students standing from their seats and walking out of Wallace …
Lauren Edmonds
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College alum surprised that his ayahuasca-inspired speech praising bitcoin got groans and boos
Pan said on LinkedIn he'd gotten "some help from AI (Ayahuasca Intelligence)" to write the speech, …
Geoff Weiss
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3 lessons from Steve Jobs' Stanford commencement speech 18 years ago that still resonate today
Apple's Steve Jobs gave an iconic speech at Stanford's commencement 18 years ago that shared storie…
Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer
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Jason Kelce defends his wife against hecklers over Butker's 'homemaker' speech, saying they both work and care for kids
Jason Kelce said he sees his wife as an equal partner, distancing himself from Harrison Butker, who…
Katie Balevic
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8 controversial celebrity commencement speakers
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Talia Lakritz
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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav gets booed during commencement speech: 'Pay your writers!'
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav's commencement speech at Boston University was met with som…
Britney Nguyen
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Issa Rae quoted from rap song 'Wipe Me Down' to give life advice to graduates during her commencement speech at Stanford
Rae said lyrics like "Gas tank on E, but all dranks on me" shaped her worldview and urged the class…
Kim Renfro
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Watch Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian's funny and heartfelt commencement speech to the 2020 graduates: 'Any investment you make in the best people in your life right now will pay massive dividends.'
The internet entrepreneur spoke to the Johns Hopkins Class of 2020 in a virtual commencement addres…
Alexis Ohanian
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Michelle Obama tells the class of 2020 to 'focus' their anger into positive change during a virtual commencement address
"Anger is a powerful force. It can be a useful force," she said, acknowledging that current social …
Allana Akhtar
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21 valuable pieces of advice from the best graduation speeches of all time
"You inherit a world that has already proven that progress is possible," Bill and Melinda Gates wro…
Rachel Gillett,Richard Feloni…
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What’s in a word — Millennials and Gen Z believe KISS is better than jargon
Have you ever felt left out during water cooler sessions? Or have you ever scratched your head when…
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Ivanka Trump slammed 'cancel culture' after she was bumped from a virtual commencement ceremony
Wichita State University and WSU Tech apologized for including Trump in light of the administration…
Ellen Cranley
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These are the 10 most uplifting commencement messages celebrities and icons from Oprah Winfrey to Tom Hanks gave the class of 2020
In separate speeches, Tom Hanks and Oprah Winfrey both referred to the class of 2020 as the "chosen…
Darcy Schild
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'The world will be stronger than before:' Bill and Melinda Gates gave a commencement speech to students graduating into a COVID-19 world
Addressing the class of 2020, the Gates' said "these are not easy times. But we will get through th…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Watch Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's speech to 2020 graduates: 'Solutions to seemingly intractable challenges are not found in 140 characters or on other forms of social media'
In her commencement speech to Northwestern University, Lightfoot challenges the Class of 2020 to be…
Mayor Lori Lightfoot
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Legendary journalist Marty Baron offered critical advice for the next generation in his 20-minute Harvard commencement speech: 'We risk entering dangerous territory.
Under his leadership, Baron's newsrooms have won 17 Pulitzer Prizes. He was also the subject of Aca…
Martin Baron
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Kamala Harris becomes the first woman to deliver a US Naval Academy commencement address
Harris spoke of the immense challenges that graduates would face, including the COVID-19 pandemic, …
John L. Dorman
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Trump's commencement speech is requiring 1,000 West Point cadets return to campus for graduation amid the coronavirus pandemic
Trump's recent announcement he'd be speaking at West Point's graduation ceremony stunned officials …
John Haltiwanger
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Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson withdraws as commencement speaker at Vassar College after student backlash
John Leguizamo will replace ex-DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson as Vassar College commencement speaker aft…