The commencement speaker redirected their speech from celebrating academic success to urging political and social action.

USC will replace the traditional valedictorian speech at this spring’s commencement ceremony with a “Student Commencement Speaker” in what the university called an effort to open the process to a more ...

USC will implement a Student Commencement Speaker in place of the valedictorian speech this spring, according to a University statement Wednesday. The main stage 2025 commencement will take place at ...

Before Harrison Butker's Kansas City Chiefs secured a spot in the Super Bowl, the NFL kicker faced backlash for his graduation speech at Benedictine College. Here were his most polarizing comments.

Faculty, staff, and students are invited to nominate a member of the senior class to be the 2025 student universitywide Commencement speaker; nominations due by Friday, Feb. 14 ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Hundreds of University of Colorado Boulder students are finishing their last semester, and at graduation, they will be joined by a special guest ... speech at the spring 2025 ...

LSU President William Tate IV broached topics that ran the gambit from early American history to the link between inadequate ...

One year ago when graduating Hutchinson High School students met in the parking lot for a drive-in commencement, it was unclear how long the COVID-19 pandemic would alter life’s milestones.