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 ...

The Issue: President Biden’s commencement speech at Morehouse College, a historically black school. Colleges and universities should never invite campaigning politicians like President Biden to attend ...

The graduation season just passed. The last time I gave a commencement speech I was 10 years old. I can hardly believe I haven’t been asked to do it again, but I haven’t. So… I decided that I would ...

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 ...

COLLEGE PARK — As the University of Maryland, College Park graduates prepare to leap into the next stage of life, Kermit the Frog left them with a message of connection and love Thursday evening at ...

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 ...

Commencement speeches are meant to inspire young folks concluding their academic careers as they take their hard-earned degrees and embark on their professional journeys. But that’s not exactly what ...

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 ...

When journalist Gayle King was invited to give the University of Maryland’s commencement address two years ago, she initially wanted to say no, just as she had to other schools over the years. But the ...