| 单词 | commencement |
| 例句 | I’m honored to have been asked to give the commencement speech on behalf of the fifth grade this year. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I wanted Dad to come, but chances were he’d show up drunk and try to debate the commencement speaker. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z There’s a wooden stage erected on the lawn, something like the one they used every spring, for commencement, in the time before. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Once the commencement was scheduled, the word went out. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z In mid-June 2011, the cast members of Good Boys and True receive their high school diplomas at the traditional commencement on the football field. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z He had disrupted commencement ceremonies by deliberately wearing a gold cap and gown, and the principal had threatened to bar him unless he changed into the mandated blue ones. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For my final round of commencements as First Lady, I spoke at Jackson State University in Mississippi, another historically black school, using the opportunity to talk about striving for excellence. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z For the most part, Jus isn’t surprised when a pair of cops approach him and Mama after Bras Preps commencement ceremony. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The day put Whitiker in a class quandary even as she went without a telephone to pay for the commencement and the prom. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z After a final commencement exercise the teachers were dismissed. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z It signaled the commencement of their almost delirious proliferation. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The recent commencement ceremony for the senior class of 1918 was a momentous occasion and certainly brought back fond memories of my own graduation last year. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Thus lodged, I was not, at least at the commencement of the night, cold. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Like universities across the country, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh holds its spring commencement in May. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z At the commencement of the match, they were privately expecting to see Fischer humiliated on the board. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Three years after Truman’s staging of Rent—and thirty-six years after my own high school graduation—I was asked to give the commencement speech at Truman High. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z For me, giving commencement speeches was an important, almost sacred springtime ritual. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “None of you will be allowed to attend either the graduation commencement or the baccalaureate service,” Mother Lois announced over dinner. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Operation Mayibuye sketches out in general form the plan for the possible commencement of guerrilla operations, and how it might spark a mass armed uprising against the government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z The last commencement I attended that spring was personal—Malia's graduation from Sidwell Friends, held on a warm day in June. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The family sat through a long-winded commencement address delivered by Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole, and then Billie snapped pictures of a grinning Chris traversing the stage to receive his diploma. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The university will pay Morrison for her commencement speech with money from a deal with beverage company Pepsi. Rutgers pays Snooki more than Nobel winner for talk 2011-04-01T17:35:12Z Each summer, thousands of Ivy League graduates emerge from their gilded residence halls, flush with the maudlin optimism of canned commencement addresses. ‘An Innocent Fashion,’ by R.J. Hernández: The millennial fairy tale 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Here is his commencement address to the Rhode Island School of Design, with trigger warnings, foul language, off-color anecdotes and generally brilliant advice. Roundup: Kapoor's controversial sculptures plus art school infatuation with 'sophomoric' disruption 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z As Marty Baron, The Post’s executive editor, aptly noted in a commencement speech last week, predictions are not journalists’ strong suit. As Trump era nears, is the media ready for the challenge? 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Six years ago, Eric Adams, then Brooklyn borough president, stood onstage at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn and thundered his commencement advice at the soon-to-be graduates. ‘Everything About You Must Say Power’ 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Lee was the keynote speaker at the university’s 144th commencement in Durham. ‘Frozen’ director urges grads to end self-doubt 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z Near the end of Part 1, Jane also learns that she will have to miss commencement; it falls on the same day as her gender confirmation surgery. ‘Always Jane’ Is Part of a New Generation of Trans Documentaries 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Spielberg is scheduled to deliver the commencement speech at Harvard University. Steven Spielberg to address grads at Harvard commencement 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z But that piece of advice may have stuck with her, for the very next year, Cosby gave her first commencement address. Camille Cosby: A life spent juggling her role as public figure with desire to be private 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z The next year, at commencement, a white student from South Carolina attacked a black abolitionist minister, Theodore Sedgwick Wright, shouting a racial slur. Princeton Digs Deep Into Its Fraught Racial History 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z TV news anchor Soledad O'Brien will speak at Wednesday's commencement instead. Actor Wendell Pierce has decided not to attend and speak at a graduation ceremony in New Jersey following his arrest at an Atlanta hotel 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Her mother gave the commencement address when she graduated from the University of Southern California four years later. Katherine Schwarzenegger was born in the spotlight. She’s choosing to stay there. 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z But that piece of advice may have stuck with her, for the very next year, Cosby gave her first commencement address. Camille Cosby: A life spent juggling her role as public figure with desire to be private 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z I’ve written a lot of speeches, I’ve made a lot of commencement speeches, “yes, do let’s get on with our lives and be really good citizens” kinds of speeches. ArtsBeat: Jessye Norman Talks About ‘Stand Up Straight and Sing!’ 2014-05-06T16:27:37Z As he worked on his commencement speech, she was writing one of her own — for Penn’s undergraduate ceremony. A Harvard Professor Goes ‘Star Wars’ Crazy 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z How many of us can remember the keynote delivered at our own graduation? I barely remember my own undergraduate commencement speaker — I think it was Elaine Chao? LISTEN: John Waters on what the Trump resistance needs: “Bring back terrorism of humor to humiliate the enemy” 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z De Niro, who quit high school to pursue an acting career, was one of three high-profile guests who received honorary degrees at the Bates commencement. De Niro talks to Bates grads, gets honorary degree 2012-05-27T18:29:11Z Michael Lewis, who wrote Liar’s Poker and The Big Short, has a commencement speech at Princeton. Mike Birbiglia Wants to Trick You, Then Make You Cry 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Can a religiously diverse private college invite a commencement speaker representing only one of the many religious traditions represented in the room? Should graduation ceremonies be multi-faith? 2013-05-17T15:46:00Z Abramson, the commencement speaker at Wake Forest University, acknowledged the “media circus” surrounding her speech, saying, “the only real news here today is your graduation from this great university.” Jill Abramson to Wake Forest Graduates: "I'm in the Same Boat as You" 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, she will lay the first brick of her Raising Malawi Academy for Girls, signaling the official commencement of construction of the $15 million academy, set to open in 2011. Madonna visits Malawi for a charity tour 2010-04-05T10:49:00Z He delivered the 2001 commencement address and was named to the school’s athletic hall of fame. Pat Conroy, best-selling author of ‘Great Santini’ and ‘Prince of Tides,’ dies at 70 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z She’s the sage feminist in a commencement speech at her alma mater Wellesley College, exhorting new female grads to “be the heroine of your own life.” ‘The MOST of Nora Ephron:’ everything for the Ephron fan 2013-12-18T23:03:05Z Taylor University, a private evangelical Christian college in rural Indiana, has selected Vice President Mike Pence as its featured commencement speaker this May, and many from the Taylor community are deeply upset and alarmed. Evangelical Taylor U community in uproar over Pence speech: "Deeply at odds with following Christ" 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z It goes on to say that investigators ignored “evidence that contradicted those statements played a significant role in the commencement of proceedings”. Jussie Smollett files malicious prosecution claim against Chicago 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The beloved “Gilmore Girls” star expands here on a 2017 commencement speech she gave at her hometown high school, reflecting on her past and giving advice to the young. New & Noteworthy 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Ms. Harris recently served as the commencement speaker at Tennessee State University and her speech distilled the legacy of H.B.C.U.s. H.B.C.U.s Have a Spirit All Their Own. Pop Culture Is Paying Attention. 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z Instead, I suggest that it’s more fruitful to consider Wallace’s and Saunders’ speeches as exemplary, much-needed correctives to the standard formula to which most commencement addresses adhere. Congratulations, by the way: David Foster Wallace, George Saunders and fighting the TED Talks-ization of commencement speeches 2014-05-05T00:00:00Z “I should say right off that I am really qualified to be your commencement speaker,” Waters joked during the speech last spring, which went viral. WATCH: John Waters implores young people to “go out in the world and f**k it up beautifully” 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z "Hey D, we have three high schools and two middle school commencements come in. How many do want to do?" my manager asked me a few years back. Make graduations less boring, please! 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z The tradition of commencement in this space is so strong that it is held rain or shine. If any place can get young minds to unplug, it’s a college sitting on an arboretum 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z My commencement speakers were all old white men wearing nice suits and the shiniest hard-bottom shoes peeking out of their fancy regalia. Make graduations less boring, please! 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Three months after earning her Olympic titles, she accepted a request to be the commencement speaker for Remsen High’s class of 2014. Olympian Erin Hamlin Marries a Childhood Playmate 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Looking bored is a job for the graduates, not the commencement speaker. Make graduations less boring, please! 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z He’s just started kindergarten, and I’m pretty sure he’s been chosen to give the commencement address already. He knows what five plus five is. My father, the woman 2012-06-15T23:30:00Z On Friday, Oprah Winfrey will give a commencement speech on Facebook, geared not to a single institution, but to those graduating from many different high schools and colleges across the United States. No Pomp and Circumstance? No Problem 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z In 2003, he was reprimanded by The New York Times for publicly condemning the Iraq war at a college commencement. Author Chris Hedges: 'This is what corporate exploitation does to you' 2012-06-20T22:00:07Z That is, until Saturday, when she was invited back to campus to serve as commencement speaker for Georgetown’s School of Nursing and Health Studies. Stay in school or get married? In 1965, the president’s daughter had to choose. 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Gurney about a politician who stops by his New England prep school alma mater to give a commencement speech, and learns he may have inadvertently contributed to the death of a good friend. Review: Revival of Gurney's 'Old Boy' well-staged 2013-03-06T21:59:08Z "The central mission of the commencement speech is itself ridiculous: to inspire at a moment which needs no inspiration," he points out. 2012's 'best' commencement speeches. So far 2012-05-24T15:05:00Z As a result, Daisey took a pounding in the media and also was "uninvited" to be Cornish College's commencement speaker. Ira Glass in Seattle -- without Mike Daisey 2012-04-25T21:06:44Z Cornish College of the Arts announced Friday that Daisey will not speak at its May 13 commencement ceremony and will not receive an honorary degree as earlier planned. Cornish College: Mike Daisey no longer welcome at graduation 2012-04-07T05:45:05Z In his famous commencement address at Kenyon College, David Foster Wallace reminded his listeners that everyone worships something. When people pray for my wife 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Harvard’s tradition of inviting a guest speaker to address graduates the day before commencement began in 1968. Natalie Portman tells Harvard graduates: 'Make your inexperience an asset' 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Schools wanted Mr. Cosby, the popular, education-embracing comedian, to give their commencement address and he routinely showed up, often in a school sweatshirt, offering high fives, hugs and homespun advice. To Revoke or Not: Colleges That Gave Cosby Honors Face a Tough Question 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Q. Talk about your 2009 commencement address at the University of Tennessee. Dolly Parton talks dreams, love, plastic surgery 2012-11-30T01:14:55Z Bush delivered a commencement speech at Texas A&M University declaring that the moment had arrived to move “beyond containment” and expressing the hope that the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s policy of perestroika would succeed. Yearning for an Earlier Era of American Diplomacy 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z But for now, Taylor's decision to invite Pence as its commencement will only bolster how politically synonymous "evangelical" is with the GOP in 2019. Evangelical Taylor U community in uproar over Pence speech: "Deeply at odds with following Christ" 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z I think it really surprised people, because of an assumption that at a conservative Christian college like Taylor, there would be no dissent within the ranks over Mike Pence coming to be the commencement speaker. Surviving "God Land" in the age of Trump: Lyz Lenz on faith, politics and the Midwest 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z That will change Saturday after he gives the main commencement address during this one-hour special, devoted to millions of high school seniors whose graduation ceremonies were canceled because of the coronavirus crisis. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘The Great’ and ‘Graduate Together’ 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z Because I guarantee you that none of them looked like me — none of them,” she said at Kent State’s first ever university-wide commencement ceremony. WATCH: 7 of the most inspiring graduation speeches of 2017 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z They will then proceed to the commencement ceremony itself, which occurs in the Scott Outdoor Amphitheater. If any place can get young minds to unplug, it’s a college sitting on an arboretum 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z There's nothing wrong with thinking about your commencement day outfit. Make graduations less boring, please! 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z If the past is any guide, at his upcoming commencement address at Liberty University, he’s more likely to invoke the religious right’s “Christian nation” mythology than to talk about Mormon values. But I’m a good Mormon wife 2012-06-01T23:00:00Z In 2008, the author gave the commencement address at Harvard, citing her own failure as a key to who she became. The 50 Most Important Things We've Learned From J.K. Rowling 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z In an earlier statement, he said, “The selection and invitation of a commencement speaker is not to be taken lightly.” Common Will Not Give Commencement Speech, Kean University Says 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z In her many public speaking obligations, often at college commencements, she presented herself as a wise elder whose life was evidence of how far it is possible to travel. Maya Angelou, writer and poet, dies at age 86 Her time at HBS was a ways before Google, but that experience helped her see the potential of the internet, she said in a commencement speech to HBS grads last year: What Warren Buffett, Richard Branson and Other Successful People Were Doing at Age 25 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z In fact, the commencement address has become a particularly powerful platform for accomplished women. 12 Inspiring Graduation Speeches by Amazing Women 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z Comedian Stephen Colbert will be the 2011 commencement speaker at Northwestern University's graduation in June, school officials announced Monday. Stephen Colbert to speak at Northwestern graduation 2011-01-24T22:05:00Z The great tradition of plagiarizing commencement speeches has been carried on by Ivy League valedictorians, law school students, politicians, deans, and school board chairmen. 7 most loathsome commencement speeches 2013-05-31T14:00:00Z As white-collar criminologist Bill Black put it, “his standard commencement speech while Fed Chairman was an ode to reputation as the characteristic that made possible trust and free markets.” 7 most loathsome commencement speeches 2013-05-31T14:00:00Z The Emmy and Peabody Award–winning "Colbert Report" frontman, a Northwestern alum, is among four honorary degree recipients scheduled for Northwestern University's commencement exercises June 17, the university said Thursday in a release. Northwestern giving Stephen Colbert honorary degree 2011-05-05T18:15:00Z The commencement speaker was an activist Catholic nun who emphasized solidarity with the global oppressed and midwifing a new world of social justice. Should graduation ceremonies be multi-faith? 2013-05-17T15:46:00Z Best of all is Memorial for Unknown Artist: a long-haired Messiah raising his hands like a surgeon for the gloves, or for the commencement of some miraculous new sculpture. Thomas Schütte: Faces & Figures – review 2012-09-29T23:05:27Z I’m not tolerant of platitudes, empty pieties, self-evident propositions, commencement oratory and anything that sounds as though it might have come from the insides of a fortune cookie.” Justin Kaplan, Literary Biographer, Dies at 88 2014-03-04T05:34:11Z The sun is shining, the flowers are in bloom and all across America, graduating students are forced to endure that dreaded rite of passage, the commencement speech. 7 most loathsome commencement speeches 2013-05-31T14:00:00Z The award-winning actress and singer showed off her rapping skills while delivering the commencement address at Boston's Berklee College of Music on Saturday. Award-winning actress and singer Rita Moreno showed off her rapping skills while delivering the commencement address at Boston's Berklee College of Music on Saturday 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z We ran a story back in the spring about Mike Pence being named the commencement speaker for Taylor University in Indiana and the internal uproar over it. Surviving "God Land" in the age of Trump: Lyz Lenz on faith, politics and the Midwest 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z An Oxford University graduate said she was turned away from the commencement ceremony because she was “showing too much flesh.” Student says Oxford University turned her away from graduation because of 'provocative' ankles 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z A commencement speaker at Pennsylvania’s Haverford College called college students “immature” and “arrogant” Sunday for protesting a different speaker who ultimately withdrew. Commencement Speaker: Students 'Immature' for Protesting Another Speaker 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z Considering running for governor, he's confused his aide by interrupting his series of high-profile campaign events to make the commencement speech. Review: Revival of Gurney's 'Old Boy' well-staged 2013-03-06T21:59:08Z Car parades, door decorations and impromptu visits from the principal have replaced commencement speeches and graduation parties. No Pomp and Circumstance? No Problem 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z The Ivy League school in Rhode Island says Affleck will receive a doctor of fine arts during commencement exercises May 26. Affleck to get honorary doctorate from Brown 2013-04-24T22:45:09Z They also heard a commencement address from the poet Elizabeth Alexander, a 1980 Sidwell graduate who was launched to national prominence when she read an original work at the president’s 2009 inauguration. At Malia Obama’s high school graduation, the commander in chief is ‘just a total dad’ 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Affleck was among artists, writers, scientists and educators to receive the degrees from the Ivy League school at commencement exercises Sunday. Affleck gets honorary doctorate from Brown 2013-05-27T01:28:11Z No one forced him to deliver his famously inspirational 2005 commencement speech to the graduating class of Kenyon College, which would become perhaps the most accessible and widely read thing that he ever wrote. David Foster Wallace and the Perils of “Litchat” 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z This is why I've started peppering my commencement addresses with more "hip" movie lines to appeal to a younger audience. Graduation quotes for the new generation 2011-05-23T12:29:00Z Another piece of advice not so much expressed in this speech as embodied by it: if you come up with some clever one-liners in your TV scripts, feel free to recycle them in commencement speeches. 2012's 'best' commencement speeches. So far 2012-05-24T15:05:00Z Then again, consider what he told the 2008 graduates of his alma mater Northwestern University Law School at their commencement ceremony. Jerry Springer, talk TV's ringmaster, leaves an entertainment legacy we'll be living with for years 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Friday morning, a reporter shouted a question to the president about a his wife’s whereabouts as he prepared to board Marine One to attend the Naval Academy commencement. Trump says the first lady is ‘doing great.’ She hasn’t been seen in public for two weeks. 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z EVANSTON, Ill. — Satirist Stephen Colbert is returning to his alma mater as a commencement speaker. Colbert will speak at Northwestern commencement 2011-01-25T00:30:17Z Because of a staggered graduation schedule, Denny didn’t see him at commencement, either. ‘Revenge porn’ was already commonplace. The pandemic has made things even worse. 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z I remember little about the commencement address from my college graduation. Congratulations, by the way: David Foster Wallace, George Saunders and fighting the TED Talks-ization of commencement speeches 2014-05-05T00:00:00Z It was revived here by the Northern Sinfonia to mark the commencement of Lang's tenure as Composer in Association at the Sage. David Lang 2010-05-04T20:45:00Z On the surface, George Saunders seems an excellent candidate to deliver a stirring version of the formulaic commencement address. Congratulations, by the way: David Foster Wallace, George Saunders and fighting the TED Talks-ization of commencement speeches 2014-05-05T00:00:00Z Thursday, DePaul University confirmed that in addition to relocating its law school commencement that weekend, it would close the Loop campus from Friday, May 18 through Monday, May 21 because of the summits. Businesses may get reimbursed for summits 2012-02-23T22:50:00Z Billionaire investor Robert F. Smith became a household name over the weekend after giving the commencement at Morehouse College in Atlanta. Robert F. Smith's gift to Morehouse grads is wonderful — and shouldn't be so necessary 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z He's probably best known outside literary circles for a commencement speech to Syracuse University's class of 2013, whose key message was: "Try to be kinder." George Saunders wins Folio Prize for literature 2014-03-11T13:25:32Z The University of California, Berkeley says it will not rescind an invitation to comedian Bill Maher to be the school’s commencement speaker, despite a student vote to disinvite him. Bill Maher Will Be UC Berkeley's Commencement Speaker Despite Student Protest 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z It's already bagged a second series before the commencement of the first, something even Alan Partridge never achieved. TV highlights 30/4/2013 2013-04-30T06:00:02Z Matt Damon is returning to the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he played a mathematically gifted custodian in the 1997 hit movie "Good Will Hunting," to deliver the commencement address. Bucket list? Matt Damon returns to MIT for commencement 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z But a televised special hardly replaces the real thing, and a virtual commencement runs the risk of feeling like a flop, as a “Saturday Night Live” cold open made abundantly clear last weekend. No Pomp and Circumstance? No Problem 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Bill Maher spoke at the University of California, Berkeley’s winter commencement ceremony on Saturday, despite months of student protests urging the university to drop the comedian for his Islamophobic statements. “We need a place to live”: Bill Maher delivers powerful plea for environmental action in UC Berkeley address 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z He offered a warning of sorts in his final commencement address. The 10 Biggest Upheavals of Lincoln Center’s Tumultuous Year 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z In 2014, students at University of California, Berkeley, objected to the comedian giving a speech at the university’s December commencement ceremony after he likened Islam to the Mafia on his show. Bill Maher Feels Heat After Comparing Zayn Malik to Accused Boston Bomber 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z The commencement podcast “brings together some of the most experienced and inspiring people in the country today to celebrate the resilience, strength and accomplishments of this year’s graduates,” Byrne added. Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Fallon join star-studded commencement podcast for sheltering graduates 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z The two men shared the stage at Howard University in 2016, when Jordan formally introduced Obama as the commencement speaker. How Vernon Jordan became a one-of-a-kind Washington presence 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Remember, celebrity star power doesn’t always guarantee a good commencement speech. James Comey’s Testimony Has Late Night on the Edge of Its Seat 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z When celebrity chef José Andres approached the podium to deliver the commencement speech for George Washington’s Class of 2014 on May 18th, he was well aware that many of the graduating students were disappointed. Al Roker and Morgan Freeman endorse José Andres for GWU commencement speaker 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z In a speech at the Brown University commencement, also in May of that year, De Niro contrasted the America of the past with the Trump era. Robert De Niro v Trump: a complete history of a (mainly one-sided) beef 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z She says "yes" to being Dartmouth's commencement speaker. Shonda Rhimes' 'Year of Yes' puts positive spin on simplistic self-help solution 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Indeed, the contemporary commencement speech sometimes posits failure as an end in itself, and not necessarily as a slough from which to rebound. ‘Assume the Worst’: This Isn’t Your Ordinary Graduation Speech 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z A few years ago, a commencement speech by George Saunders went viral with its simple plea for kindness. ‘How to Win Friends & Influence People’: Why the granddaddy of self-help endures 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns delivered the commencement address at Stanford University on Sunday. Ken Burns trashes Donald Trump at Stanford commencement — without even mentioning his name 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z “This is the biggest moment in my life!” he wrote in a tweet of the video of him walking at commencement. He was paralyzed and told he’d never walk again. 12 years later, he walked at his graduation. 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z And he was cheered as a national hero last year when, during his commencement address at Morehouse College, he pledged to pay off the student debt of the entire graduating class. Carnegie Hall Stands By Its Chairman, Despite Tax Violations 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Another speaker — this year it’s former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg — addresses the entire university during the official commencement ceremony, which takes place today. Watch Mindy Kaling's Hilarious Harvard Law Graduation Speech 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z “In May, it was just announced, President Trump’s going to give the commencement address at a Christian university. Trump’s speech will be entitled, ‘If Jesus is so great, why does he have a Mexican name?’” Stephen Colbert Is Missing Out on Perfectly Good Sex Scandals 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z It seemed like the dawn of a new age, the commencement of the cradle-to-grave entertainment experience that is “Star Wars.” ‘Star Wars’ Doesn’t Belong to George Lucas. It Belongs to the Fans. 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Is there something you’d like me to detect, or are you just polishing up your elocution for next year’s commencement?” 2010-01-20T07:23:00Z In honor of our wonderful students and young scholars I am going to offer up a guide for commencement speakers. Make graduations less boring, please! 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Many of the podcast speakers are people who normally would appear in person at commencement ceremonies to offer inspiration to graduates. Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Fallon join star-studded commencement podcast for sheltering graduates 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z The doctor of fine arts honor was conferred during School of Arts & Humanities commencement ceremonies that also celebrated the late Buck Owens. Merle Haggard honored by Cal State Bakersfield 2013-06-14T20:02:08Z President Trump’s meandering commencement speech at Liberty University last weekend drew jabs. Stephen Colbert Says the Leaker’s Been Found: It’s Trump 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Rogers’s point in the commencement speeches was made anew: we are all familiar with the phenomenon of selfless care from at least some part of our lives. The case for doing nothing: It's an intentional strategy, not a luxury or a cop-out 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z One Michigan woman, graduating from Ferris State University, missed her own graduation ceremony to attend her son’s commencement at Central Michigan University – and was surprised to receive her diploma from CMU’s president. Mother, son graduate college together in surprise ceremony 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z A 2005 commencement address delivered by the late author David Foster Wallace also figured heavily into the songs. Eleventh Dream Day won't wait 2011-04-21T18:34:11Z Last year, Obama went to northern Virginia to deliver the commencement address at the high school on Quantico Marine Corps Base. Michelle Obama 'random dances' at US appearance 2012-01-13T20:25:09Z Long a fixture on Time Magazine's 100 most influential people list, the 59-year-old Winfrey has been popular on the college commencement circuit, speaking at Stanford University, Duke University and Spelman College in recent years. Oprah Winfrey to deliver commencement address at Harvard 2013-03-04T14:57:52Z In a statement, Discovery Networks International attributed the decision both to “the request of Michael Jackson’s estate” and “the commencement of legal proceedings beginning next week.” ArtsBeat: Michael Jackson Special Postponed 2010-12-31T19:49:15Z Since there was no in-person ceremony last year, the School of the Arts decided to invite the Class of 2020 to the 2021 commencement. These Drama Students Trained for Years. Then Theater Vanished. 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z President Obama will deliver the commencement speech May 7, when the university will award more than 1,300 bachelor’s degrees, 300 master’s and 100 doctorates; 400 will receive degrees in law, medicine, pharmacy and dentistry. Is this Howard University’s tipping point? 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z A decade ago, I resigned my position as an adjunct professor at Boston College to protest the selection of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as the school’s commencement speaker. I love my Fox News enemies: What I learned from the most hateful emailers in the world 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Almost all American medical schools use an oath at their white coat ceremony or commencement — some use it at both. Perspective | A medical school class thought the Hippocratic oath fell flat. So they wrote their own script. 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Rini also plays Sam's youthful self, exuding a bland, naive, open-faced acceptance of the status quo, The commencement weekend - and the play - are enlivened by a bickering mother- and daughter-in-law. Review: Revival of Gurney's 'Old Boy' well-staged 2013-03-06T21:59:08Z The morning after commencement, Smith and Sherman sat at an outdoor table on campus and reflected on being the only members of the class to show up. These Drama Students Trained for Years. Then Theater Vanished. 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z As I left the commencement festivities, still wearing my graduation gown, my father and I ran into Humans of New York photographer Brandon Stanton. I survived mass Internet rage 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z MacKenzie challenges Will to champion good journalism with a pitch that sounds like a high school commencement address. Television Review: ‘The Newsroom,’ an HBO Series From Aaron Sorkin 2012-06-21T21:29:12Z According to The Journal News, Ms. Walters used her commencement remarks, in part, to reflect on her time at Sarah Lawrence, where her professors included Joseph Campbell. Barbara Walters Gives Archives to Sarah Lawrence College 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z The actor made the comments during a commencement ceremony speech at Brown University in Rhode Island, where he was receiving an honorary doctorate of fine arts. Robert De Niro on Trump's America: a 'tragic, dumbass comedy' 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z “Look at the way I’ve been treated lately, especially by the media,” he complained in a commencement address last month to U.S. Perspective | Is media coverage of Trump too negative? You’re asking the wrong question. 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z Five years ago, in a commencement speech at the University of Texas at Austin, Adm. Perspective | 9 habits of naturally organized parents 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Two gardens move front and center for this weekend’s commencement, performing as the sort of ritual spaces that are so important to forging bonds and memories on any campus. If any place can get young minds to unplug, it’s a college sitting on an arboretum 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Two years ago, he gave the commencement address. The education of Dave Chappelle: How a D.C. arts school prepared him for stardom 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z After initially being asked to leave the mattress behind in a tent, Sulkowicz was later seen waiting with it in the commencement processional line. Rape survivor Emma Sulkowicz carries mattress to graduation 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z The annual ceremony is scheduled the day before commencement and is a chance for Harvard's senior class to socialize one last time before graduating. Amy Poehler named Harvard's 'Class Day' speaker 2011-04-05T22:09:17Z Hurwitz was with her boss in New Mexico recently, where she got to see how one of Obama’s final commencement speeches resonated with its audience, at the Santa Fe Indian School. What’s on Michelle Obama’s mind? Meet the speechwriter who puts it into words. 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z “It’s easy to forget, in the crush of learning rules and precedents, that all law is for something, directed toward some end,” Hawley was quoted as saying in Yale’s commencement literature in 2006. What does Josh Hawley think he’s doing? 2021-01-16T05:00:00Z And for a dash of overdue justice, she’ll be receiving an honorary doctorate and delivering the commencement speech at Juilliard in June. Perspective | If conductor Marin Alsop’s done it, it’s probably because someone told her she couldn’t 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z Officials at Seattle's Cornish College of the Arts — where Daisey is slated to receive an honorary degree and speak at commencement this spring — echoed the writer, citing "the understandable confusion ... between art and journalism." Mike Daisey embroiled in 'This American Life' controversy 2012-03-17T04:55:24Z "In fact, I see the opposite. For this reason, I do not welcome Mr. Pence to be our commencement speaker unless he denounces the abominable actions of the Trump administration." Evangelical Taylor U community in uproar over Pence speech: "Deeply at odds with following Christ" 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z She gained early fame in 1969 for giving an inspiring, generationally charged commencement speech at Wellesley College, met her future husband at Yale Law School and moved to Arkansas. In ‘Hillary,’ a Political Warrior Weighed Down by Her Armor 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Then, looking every bit the professor he used to be, as if he were wearing a hood at a commencement, he left the stage. A Brief Encounter with Philip Roth 2013-09-28T02:57:06Z And as a person who has graduated from multiple universities, I know most commencement speakers don't look like me. Make graduations less boring, please! 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Although “Drunk Girl” is unquestionably a product of our era, its specific origins lie in a commencement speech given by the songwriter Tom Douglas when his son graduated from high school. Chris Janson’s “Drunk Girl” and the Ever-Dropping Bar for Male Behavior 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Babbitt’s birthday fell on Friday — he was born in 1916 and died in 2011 — but since that conflicted with commencement, Ms. Mann celebrated it on Wednesday. Character Study: Lucy Mann Keeps American Composers’ Spirits Alive 2013-05-11T01:22:41Z Her publisher, Little, Brown, announced today that it will publish "Very Good Lives," her 2008 commencement address at Harvard. In which J.K. Rowling gets her David Foster Wallace on 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z But the main reason why I speak at so many commencements is because graduations tend to be boring — watching off-white paint dry on a rainy day-style boring. Make graduations less boring, please! 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z In the spring of 1973, Doctorow and I were both approaching commencements of a sort, I a college senior and he about to hit the big time with his novel “Ragtime.” Cartoons, JFK’s Victory and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z If you are part of the Class of 2014, be thankful that “Late Night” host Seth Meyers was not your commencement speaker this year. Seth Meyers is your new demotivational speaker 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z In a commencement address she gave at Smith College in 2008 she called teaching a “physical, breath-based event, eye to eye,” which is another way of saying it’s a performance. Arts & Leisure: Margaret Edson, Author of ?Wit,? Loves Teaching 2012-02-19T03:30:04Z She refers to the “high trapeze at the commencement of love,” and the attendant “surprise meetings, canceled meetings, devouring jealousies, the rapture and the ruptures of an affair.” Books of The Times: Edna O’Brien’s Memoir, ‘Country Girl’ 2013-04-29T19:31:34Z Columbia University president Lee Bollinger reportedly refused to shake hands with Sulkowicz at the Class Day commencement ceremony as she passed him with her mattress, despite greeting all other students as their names were called. Columbia University president refuses graduation handshake with anti-rape activist Emma Sulkowicz 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z Williams gave the fall commencement speech at Norfolk State University, not far from where the producer and rapper grew up in adjoining Virginia Beach. Pharrell to college grads: ‘We are the emerging majority’ 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z Her father, mother and siblings were all at commencement cheering her on. Elite law schools are really tough to get into. But what if you’re Tiffany Trump? 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z He put on a cap and gown and marched in college commencement exercises. These Drama Students Trained for Years. Then Theater Vanished. 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z But I do think being asked to speak at any commencement, from elementary to graduate school, is an honor and worthy of pride. Make graduations less boring, please! 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z The commencement speaker for Gainey’s college graduation in 1994 was none other than August Wilson, whose name the mayor admitted to never hearing before that day. Denzel Washington Honors August Wilson’s Legacy at House Opening 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z During his commencement speech, Trump said that being a star "beats real estate all the time." Trevor Noah unearths awkward old Trump speech: "If there’s a concrete wall ... go through it" 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z The host of "The Colbert Report" will join an impressive class of honorary degree recipients at the Evanston campus during the commencement on June 17. Northwestern to give honorary degree to Colbert 2011-05-05T16:03:18Z “You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings.” First lines quiz 2010-03-31T23:05:00Z Harvard's 362nd commencement begins Thursday morning with the annual conferring of degrees and honorary degrees. Winfrey to speak at Harvard commencement exercises 2013-05-30T06:57:13Z At a luncheon for trustees and faculty after the commencement, Roth schmoozed with his fans and posed for photos. Philip Roth Is Good for the Jews 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z His commencement speech, which went viral, is now a book from Algonquin. LISTEN: John Waters on what the Trump resistance needs: “Bring back terrorism of humor to humiliate the enemy” 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z However, Taylor President Dr. Paul Lowell Haines' statement announcing Pence as the commencement speaker sparked particular ire. Evangelical Taylor U community in uproar over Pence speech: "Deeply at odds with following Christ" 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Take mid-May, for example, when a segment of "The View" was dedicated to examining Barack Obama's virtual commencement speech, during which Obama took a shot at the current administration's incompetent response to the pandemic. Our problems aren't just with Karens, but a nation of Meghan McCains 2020-11-07T05:00:00Z I know most commencement speakers don't look like me. Make graduations less boring, please! 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Speaking at Andover’s commencement in 1942, Stimson challenged students to live up to the code: “Be brave without being brutal, self-reliant without boasting, becoming a part of irresistible might without losing faith in individual liberty.” John Kerry Describes Politics as It Used to Be 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z So she walked into the office of Penn’s president, Amy Gutmann, and left a message with her assistant: In a commencement speech, Ms. Gutmann had said that the school would help students fulfill their dreams. Uber’s Whistle-Blower Is Developing a Movie and Having a Baby 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z The university will present LaBelle with the doctorate in humane letters at its May 13 commencement ceremony. Patti LaBelle to get honorary degree in Philly 2010-04-13T16:58:00Z “The Family Dinner” offers a handful of inspiring commencement address excerpts. How to have great dinner conversations with your kids It begins in 2003, when Mr. Golinkin, attending commencement exercises at Boston College, receives his provisional diploma, one credit short of the real thing. ‘A Backpack, a Bear and Eight Crates of Vodka,’ a Memoir 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z President Donald Trump said last month that he plans to deliver the commencement address in person for the U.S. Obamas, Lady Gaga, LeBron James join forces for U.S. virtual graduations 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Instead of sticking around for her commencement ceremony, Ms. Spencer took her first plane trip and moved in to the Barbizon Hotel for Women, for a month. The Chic Octogenarian Behind Barbie’s Best Looks 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Often boring, typically clichéd and frequently self-aggrandizing, commencement speeches form their own subgenre of fatuous prose. 7 most loathsome commencement speeches 2013-05-31T14:00:00Z “Wear sunscreen,” she advised the Class of ’97, in a mock commencement address. A legendary Chicago newspaper columnist bids farewell — and wonders who will be left to tell her city’s tale 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z Natalie Portman returned to her alma mater, Harvard University, Wednesday to deliver a powerful commencement speech in which the now Academy Award-toting actress explained how ignorance became her biggest asset throughout her journey to stardom. Natalie Portman explains how “obliviousness” became her biggest asset at Harvard — and in life 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z The college will proceed with its commencement plans. Mike Daisey embroiled in 'This American Life' controversy 2012-03-17T04:55:24Z That was $2,000 more than what the Nobel laureate will receive for the school’s commencement speech next month. Snookinomics: Profits From a Tan 2011-04-09T04:00:19Z For example, this May she gave the commencement address at the high school in the small Louisiana town where she grew up. From the segregated South to the U.S. Africa summit, a diplomat comes full circle In March, Cornish announced Daisey would receive an honorary degree and speak at the spring commencement. Cornish College: Mike Daisey no longer welcome at graduation 2012-04-07T05:45:05Z When his first steps were documented in local media, UNT Dallas asked whether he was interested in walking across the stage at its Saturday commencement for spring 2020 graduates. He was paralyzed and told he’d never walk again. 12 years later, he walked at his graduation. 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Born Hillary Rodham and raised in suburban Park Ridge, Ill., she got her first taste of political fame with an idealistic commencement speech at Wellesley College that won her a profile in Life magazine. Review: ‘The Choice 2016’ Lets the Chips Fall Where They May on Clinton and Trump 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z I recently went to a commencement address for a family member and heard not one but two references to Dr. Seuss' "Oh the Places You'll Go!" Graduation quotes for the new generation 2011-05-23T12:29:00Z Moreover, all the students interviewed for this article thought that having Ms. Swift as their commencement speaker brought cachet to their school and graduating class, and radiated joy into collegiate careers convulsed by the pandemic. Hottest Ticket in Town? Taylor Swift, Class of ’22. 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z Looking bored is a job for the graduates, not the commencement speaker. Make graduations less boring, please! 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z The publisher Henry Luce spoke at his graduation commencement in 1952, encouraging students to go out to see the world. Dominique Lapierre, 91, Dies; Popular Author Wrote ‘Is Paris Burning?’ 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Her father has described her as “a great student,” although she was not listed in the commencement program as a Phi Beta Kappa member or receiving any other academic honors. Elite law schools are really tough to get into. But what if you’re Tiffany Trump? 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z Rachel Cass, the book buyer at Harvard Book Store, displays the book every year around Harvard’s commencement and usually sells about 150 copies, the store’s biggest graduation seller. Perspective | How Dr. Seuss’s ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go’ became a graduation-gift cliche 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z He did not speak at Malia Obama’s commencement ceremony, which he and the first lady attended, along with family and friends of other graduates of the private school in Northwest Washington. At Malia Obama’s high school graduation, the commander in chief is ‘just a total dad’ 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z The Motor City musician received a Doctor of Humane Letters on Thursday during the university's commencement ceremonies at Ford Field. 'Sugar Man' Rodriguez gets honorary degree 2013-05-09T19:52:05Z Assembled readers, fellow bloggers, distinguished friends … First, let me say what a great honour it is to have been asked to write this blogpost about commencement speeches. 2012's 'best' commencement speeches. So far 2012-05-24T15:05:00Z He recently gave the commencement address at Modesto Junior College, which he attended. From high schools to prison: Why California's poet laureate is always on the road 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z “If anything is uncovered between now and then that would change our feelings, we have time to halt the study commencement.” Misconduct concerns, possible drug risks should stop major stroke trial, whistleblowers say 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z Majorel told the BBC: "Unfortunately, and after careful consideration, today we notified approximately 200 of our employees in Nairobi of the commencement of a potential redundancy process." Settlement talks collapse in Kenya Facebook redundancies case 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z In a 2010 commencement speech at Pine Manor College, Meriwether explained that writing meant the willingness to draw upon the “totality” of one’s self. Author and activist Louise Meriwether, who wrote the novel ‘Daddy Was a Number Runner,’ dies at 100 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z The services had been held to celebrate Simchat Torah, a holiday marking the completion of the yearly Torah readings and the commencement of a new cycle. U.S. synagogues, Jewish facilities boost security after Hamas attack 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Whether we hear it from our parents, teachers, bosses or college commencement speakers, this injunction is woven into the fabric of American culture. Stop Trying to ‘Find’ Your Passion—There’s a Better Way to Love What You Do 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z That support was vividly on display in late May when Zaslav was met with a chorus of boos from students when he received an honorary degree and delivered the commencement address at Boston University. False starts, secret talks: Insiders tell how the writers' strike ended with 'Let’s make a deal’ 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z And at the end of her four years she was invited to give the commencement speech. This Efficiency-Obsessed Psychologist (and Mother of 11) Revolutionized Kitchen Design 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z "That's the time from commencement of a case to sentencing, not to trial." Experts: Trump lawyer had "heated outburst attacking Judge Chutkan" — but she "called his bluff" 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z On Thursday, from a sprawling mansion on Lake Tahoe, President Biden spoke with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, commemorating the country’s Independence Day and discussing the commencement of training its military fighter pilots. Spin. Pilates. Prigozhin? Presidential Business Follows Biden on Vacation. 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Contrast that with what John F. Kennedy said five months before he was assassinated, in a commencement address at American University: Donald Trump has gone off the deep end for real: He's a danger to humanity 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell spoke of this in June, when he delivered the commencement address to City University’s Class of 2023. City University of Seattle fills a valuable niche | Editorial 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z At this year’s commencement ceremony for the Chongqing Metropolitan College of Science and Technology in southwestern China, the graduating class did not receive the usual lofty message to pursue their dreams. Don’t Be So Picky About a Job, China’s College Graduates Are Told 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, who gave the commencement speech last month, earned a master’s in organizational design and improvement from the university in 1994. City University of Seattle celebrates 50 years of meeting students 'where they are' 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z He was also dropped as the commencement speaker at Delaware State University’s graduation ceremony. Jimmie Allen countersues two women who accused him of sexual assault this spring 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z And before a scheduled visit to the law school at the University of California, Davis, for the 2018 commencement, the court staff proposed using the event as an opportunity to distribute books. Book sales, a lure for money and more takeaways from the AP investigation into Supreme Court ethics 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z As Sotomayor prepared for commencement weekend at the University of California, Davis law school, her staff pitched officials there on buying copies of signed books in connection with the event. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor’s staff prodded colleges and libraries to buy her books 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z The mogul recently was greeted with boos and jeers while delivering a commencement address at Boston University, with some people chanting, “pay your writers.” How GQ erased its article that was critical of Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Biden has been firm about Sweden’s eventual membership: “It will happen,” he said in a June 1 commencement address to the U.S. Biden Hosts Sweden’s Prime Minister as the Nordic Nation Looks to Join NATO 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The spring semester concluded in mid-May, with commencement held on May 13. Moscow home where University of Idaho students died set to be destroyed. Here’s when 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Their black commencement garb almost hid their aqua and navy-blue prison uniforms as they received college degrees, high school diplomas and vocational certificates earned while they served time. Thousands more prisoners across the US will get free college paid for by the government 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z “Depending on quantity and if they get hardcover or paperback, she will sign them,” Le told a professor at the UC Davis law school, which arranged to host her for commencement weekend in 2018. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor’s staff prodded colleges and libraries to buy her books 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Last month, she delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Kamala Harris enters intense 2024 spotlight as the on-deck president 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to cancel a planned commencement address on campus so as to not cross the picket line. Postdocs and staff researchers end strike at the University of Washington 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z But did his actions negate the time and accomplishments of deserving students and families by denying them a commencement speaker? Higher education: Secretary Cardona disappoints 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z On commencement day, Massey was the last of his classmates to put on his cap and gown. Thousands more prisoners across the US will get free college paid for by the government 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Education Secretary Miguel Cardona refrained from speaking at the university’s commencement last weekend to stand in solidarity with those on strike. UW reaches tentative agreements with groups on strike 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z As graduates filed into Husky Stadium on Saturday afternoon for commencement, research scientists, engineers and postdocs who have been striking for four days stood outside and cheered them on. Why Ed Secretary Cardona backed out of UW commencement speech 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Cardona was in town to give a commencement speech at Saturday’s graduation, the first time he had scheduled events in Washington since he was appointed in March 2021. Secretary Cardona cancels UW commencement speech amid researchers strike 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z Another is that upon the commencement of his second term, he could be immediately removed from office under the 25th Amendment as “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.” Federal charges do not bar Trump from running for president. 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z He’s also in town to give the commencement address Saturday to the University of Washington’s Class of 2023 at Husky Stadium. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona visits Seattle’s Maritime Academy 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Our geriatric president tripping over a sandbag last week at the Air Force Academy commencement in Colorado was just the latest reminder of his advanced age and the worry that causes in Democratic circles. Column: California is targeted by Ron DeSantis' latest human sacrifice 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Little did the graduates know that the scheduled commencement speaker, U.S. Why Ed Secretary Cardona backed out of UW commencement speech 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Hours before he was scheduled to give the commencement speech to the University of Washington’s graduating class of students, U.S. Secretary Cardona cancels UW commencement speech amid researchers strike 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z Days later, at his commencement address at the U.S. Biden set for critical talks on Ukraine this week with Denmark’s Frederiksen, U.K.’s Sunak 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Yet just before the voting got underway, Mr. Biden tripped over a sandbag at the Air Force Academy commencement, plunging to the ground. Inside the Complicated Reality of Being America’s Oldest President 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Addressing graduating students at Guilford College in North Carolina last month, Dr. Cohen made trust the theme of her commencement speech. Biden Is Said to Pick Former North Carolina Health Secretary to Lead C.D.C. 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z In a statement, Cardona’s office said the secretary “will not cross the picket line to give the commencement address. We respect the collective bargaining process and hope the parties can reach a resolution soon.” Why Ed Secretary Cardona backed out of UW commencement speech 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z “Secretary Cardona will not cross the picket line to give the commencement address,” a spokesperson for Cardona said in a statement. Secretary Cardona cancels UW commencement speech amid researchers strike 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z While speaking at an Air Force Academy commencement ceremony in Colorado on Thursday, President Biden tripped over a sandbag left on the stage and fell to the ground. Biden takes a nasty spill during Air Force Academy commencement ceremony 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The fall came after Biden delivered a commencement address to a flag-waving audience where he warned graduates they will enter service in an increasingly unstable world, citing challenges from Russia and China. Biden trips and falls during graduation ceremony, recovers quickly 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Biden, in a flag-waving commencement address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, warned graduates they will enter service in an increasingly unstable world, citing challenges from Russia and China. Biden says Sweden will 'soon' join NATO at U.S. Air Force address 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z “We had a blast at the commencement celebration because we got to cheer for our future colleagues,” Kim said. Why Ed Secretary Cardona backed out of UW commencement speech 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z He also followed the tradition of former commanders-in-chief and waived any minor infractions on the graduates’ school records, part of a tradition at academy commencement ceremonies. Biden Makes Case for Global Alliances at Air Force Academy Commencement 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z “We’re seeing proliferating global challenges, from Russia’s aggression and brutality in Europe. Or competition with China, and a whole hell of a lot in between,” Mr. Biden said at a commencement ceremony at the U.S. Biden says U.S. is trusting Air Force grads to confront an ever-changing world 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Discovery C.E.O. who delivered the school’s commencement address, of participating in “cancel culture.” Investors Exhale as Debt Limit Deal Clears a Big Hurdle 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Biden, watching the tally from Colorado Springs where Thursday he is scheduled to deliver the commencement address at the U.S. After sailing though House on bipartisan vote, Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal now goes to Senate 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z “I didn’t think someone with that much power and status and who’s speaking is so importance to the commencement would have this show of solidarity.” Why Ed Secretary Cardona backed out of UW commencement speech 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z “I wish,” he said wistfully, “that my commencement speaker had that power.” Biden Makes Case for Global Alliances at Air Force Academy Commencement 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Zaslav received an honorary degree in addition to serving as the university’s commencement speaker. Students heckling David Zaslav were doing 'cancel culture,' Boston University president says 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Peña Villasano’s case is the latest dispute in the U.S. about what kind of cultural graduation attire is allowed at commencement ceremonies. Colorado teen flouts school policy, wears Mexican and US flag sash to graduation 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z In a commencement speech at Colorado College, the Wyoming Republican repeated her fierce criticisms of Trump but steered clear of talking about his 2024 reelection campaign or her own political future. Liz Cheney urges graduates not to compromise with the truth in commencement speech; some booed 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Several weeks ago, President Biden issued this warning during a commencement speech at Howard University, the nation's most prestigious historically Black university: Hope and loss on Memorial Day: It's been a rough year since Buffalo 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Presidents usually deliver a couple of commencement addresses every year, including at one of the military service academies. President attends 2nd grandchild’s graduation as daughter of Biden’s late son leaves high school 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z “I am grateful to my alma mater, Boston University, for inviting me to be part of today’s commencement and for giving me an honorary degree,” Zaslav said in a statement after his address. Students heckling David Zaslav were doing 'cancel culture,' Boston University president says 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Students at Colorado College offered mixed reactions when she was named commencement speaker in March, including some who staged a small protest over her pre-insurrection voting record. Liz Cheney to give Colorado College graduation speech as GOP campaign speculation persists 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z Ms. Harris became the first woman to deliver a commencement address at the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Vice President Harris delivers commencement address to West Point graduates 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z PHOTOS: VP Harris, 1st woman to give commencement speech at West Point, welcomes cadets to 'unsettled world' VP Harris, 1st woman to give commencement speech at West Point, welcomes cadets to ‘unsettled world’ 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z Biden was the commencement speaker at Howard University’s commencement on May 13. President attends 2nd grandchild’s graduation as daughter of Biden’s late son leaves high school 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z It’s the latest dispute in the U.S. about what kind of cultural graduation attire is allowed at commencement ceremonies, with many focusing on tribal regalia. Judge: School district can bar student from wearing Mexican and American flag sash at graduation 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z During the school’s commencement ceremony on Thursday night, some students paid tribute to Mercado by wearing his initials and baseball jersey number on their graduation attire. Pennsylvania baseball player fatally struck in the face while dismantling unapproved dugout 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z The two-time Oscar winner was the main speaker at the prestigious institution's commencement ceremony for students completing degrees. 'Truth is sacred', Tom Hanks tells Harvard graduates 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z The government, a PwC Australia client, has asked the police to look into the tax document leak to consider commencement of a criminal investigation. Australia says it cannot cancel existing PwC contracts given legal constraints 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z He is also scheduled to deliver the commencement address at the U.S. President attends 2nd grandchild’s graduation as daughter of Biden’s late son leaves high school 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z "In light of these recent revelations and the seriousness of this misconduct, the Treasury has referred the matter to the Australian Federal Police to consider commencement of a criminal investigation," he said. Australia refers PwC tax document leak scandal to police 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Tess had been learning to swim so that she could join her sister in the tradition of jumping in the nearby river after commencement. Uvalde victim’s mother perseveres through teaching, connecting with daughter’s memory 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Scott Atlas, meanwhile, was tapped to deliver the commencement address at New College of Florida, a once-renowned liberal arts institution that DeSantis has turned into a haven for right-wing pedagogy. Column: These 'experts' sold the U.S. on a disastrous COVID plan, and never paid a professional price 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Discovery, faced pro-writers protests at Boston University, where he was delivering the commencement speech. JPMorgan May Face New Questions About Succession 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Jackson’s commencement address was the first she has given since becoming a justice. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tells law students ‘Survivor’ offers helpful lessons 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Markarova, speaking after delivering a commencement address at Boston College, said the delivery of F-16 jets is critical to the short and long-term security of the country. Ukrainian ambassador welcomes pledges of F-16 fighter jets; urges patience on counteroffensive 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z In addition to serving as the university’s commencement speaker, Zaslav received an honorary degree. David Zaslav is booed at Boston University graduation ceremony amid writers' strike 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z The Writers Guild of America had earlier said they would be picketing the ceremony when Boston University announced Zaslav would be giving the commencement speech at the graduation, the report added. Warner Bros Discovery chief booed at Boston University graduation, videos show 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z He was also removed from the CMA Fest lineup for a June 11 performance in Nashville and dropped as the commencement speaker at Delaware State University’s graduation ceremony. Jimmie Allen, facing sexual assault lawsuit, returns to social media: 'Gonna be alright' 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Jackson is also giving a commencement speech on Sunday at Boston University’s law school. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tells law students ‘Survivor’ offers helpful lessons 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Before the commencement, some students waved at the president and took photos. Biden is just ‘pop’ at granddaughter Maisy Biden’s graduation from the University of Pennsylvania 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z David Zaslav was met with boos and jeers while delivering a commencement address Sunday at Boston University amid the Hollywood writers’ strike. David Zaslav is booed at Boston University graduation ceremony amid writers' strike 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z The speech at Howard was the first of two commencement addresses Biden will deliver this year. Biden to graduates of historically Black Howard University: US history hasn’t been a ‘fairy tale’ 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Biden never named former President Donald J. Trump in his sometimes stark commencement address to the graduating class of Howard University, the nation’s most prestigious historically Black college. Biden Warns of ‘Sinister Forces’ Trying to Reverse Racial Progress 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z The New York Times spoke to students at Howard, the renowned historically Black university, in the days leading up to Mr. Biden’s commencement address there on Saturday. Biden Is Talking to Howard University Students. But Does He Speak to Them? 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z Idina Menzel, the actress and singer, delivered the commencement address, even belting out a few lines of a song from the musical “Rent.” Biden is just ‘pop’ at granddaughter Maisy Biden’s graduation from the University of Pennsylvania 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z “We are honored to have the Vice President as our commencement speaker,” Lt. Harris 1st woman to deliver West Point commencement speech 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z The president will also deliver the commencement address to graduates at the United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado, on June 1, the White House announced. Biden to deliver commencements at Howard University and Air Force Academy 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Some universities, including UCLA, add the celebrations to existing commencement weekends. Colleges expand ‘segregated’ graduation events 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z “As soon as I was marked with Reagan, those invitations to speak at commencements and receive honorary degrees dried up,” Mr. Bennett told The Washington Times. Conservatives excluded from 2023 commencement invites 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z In this scenario, the guild recommends that the writer save a digital date-stamped copy of all unproduced literary material in a writer’s possession within 24 hours of the commencement of the strike. What can WGA members actually work on during the writers' strike? 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z Ms Ardern delivered the commencement address for Harvard in 2022, where she spoke out against the online "scourge of disinformation" and earned a standing ovation for her government's gun control policies. Jacinda Ardern to join Harvard University as dual fellow 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z The last president to speak at Howard was President Obama, who delivered the commencement address in 2016. Biden to deliver commencements at Howard University and Air Force Academy 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Harvard held a Black commencement for the first time in 2017, and Columbia added six ceremonies in 2021 based on race, ethnicity and other multicultural factors. Colleges expand ‘segregated’ graduation events 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z He modulated to adapt to the rhetorical conventions of Government class discussions and commencement speech contests. "Not going nowhere": Justin Pearson on Tennessee Three's expulsion, code switching and a new South 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z The game allows players to tell anecdotes on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” and to make crucial career moves, like whether or not to go on a cancel-culture rant for a college commencement speech. "Saturday Night Live": Molly Shannon returns, and Trump interrupts the Last Supper 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z Poet laureates represent the state in inaugural speeches, commencements, poetry readings and educational events, said Kim Konikow, executive director of the North Dakota Council on the Arts. Chippewa woman makes history as North Dakota poet laureate 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z The fate of his commencement address, however, is not in the hands of students but the school’s administration. George Mason students boycott Glenn Youngkin’s graduation speech over transgender policies 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z “Imagine yourself as an old person looking back on your life,” Jobs wrote in a June 2005 email to himself as he was preparing to give the Stanford commencement speech. Steve Jobs has a new ‘memoir,’ more than 11 years after his death 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z “An enhanced stadium would allow the District to provide students with a modern facility for cultural performances, athletic events, commencement ceremonies, and social and educational opportunities,” said SPS Superintendent Brent Jones. Seattle seeks private group to rebuild Memorial Stadium 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Joshua Biragbara imagined that walking across the stage at college commencement, and hearing his name read aloud to a packed crowd, would represent the payoff for all the years he struggled. Students say Cal State Long Beach commencement plans deflate joy of graduation 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Japan has already eased norms on masks, allowing maskless speeches in parliament and permitting schools to decide whether to require them at commencement ceremonies this month. Mask-free Monday comes to Japan as government eases COVID guidelines 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z “Our policy is based on an historical vision of America’s role,” Mr. Carter said while delivering the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame in 1977. Nixon Foundation to recall historic White House dinner 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Those closest to Jobs describe his desire to give back his knowledge and nurture younger people, traits most evident in the commencement speeches he gave. Steve Jobs has a new ‘memoir,’ more than 11 years after his death 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z Ranchers also contend that the operation violates government regulations, and that a roundup is supposed to be conducted before the commencement of shooting. U.S. Forest Service to shoot feral cattle in Gila Wilderness by ground and air 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Many colleges and universities returned to conventional commencement ceremonies by 2022. Students say Cal State Long Beach commencement plans deflate joy of graduation 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z President Lyndon B. Johnson expanded the concept to address compensation for past inequity in a landmark commencement speech at Howard University in 1965. Why Is Affirmative Action in Peril? One Man’s Decision. 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Some years ago I gave a college commencement address entitled “Don’t Be Realistic.” We Can’t Solve Our Climate Problems without Removing Their Main Cause: Fossil-Fuel Emissions 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z The Department of Justice said it was working towards the commencement of the new offence by summer 2023. Non-fatal strangulation: 'I could feel a crushing around my neck' 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z "There are now legitimate concerns that another casualty of one party's refusal to restore the institutions will be the practical commencement of this bill, which could now be unnecessarily delayed." Organ donation: Stormont stalemate delays opt-out donation law 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z But after learning about the commencement plans, Gaona said her parents decided against going. Students say Cal State Long Beach commencement plans deflate joy of graduation 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Wesleyan began its recruitment efforts in 1964, the same year the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the commencement address to a graduating class that was overwhelmingly white. If Affirmative Action Ends, College Admissions May Be Changed Forever 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z Businesspeople often quote Jobs’s famous commencement advice to Stanford students — “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish” — but Jobs was actually quoting Stewart Brand’s “Whole Earth Catalog,” an icon of the 1970s counterculture. Opinion | America’s genius lies in its respect for rebellion 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Ms. Pelosi was across the country, preparing to deliver a commencement address at Brown University. Advice From a Political Daughter: ‘Every Woman Needs a Paul Pelosi’ 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z The spectacled, quarter-sized amphibian “is currently at risk of extinction throughout its range primarily due to the approval and commencement of geothermal development,” the service said. Endangered listing for Nevada toad in geothermal power fight 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z They married two days after Harvard’s commencement ceremony. Frederick P. Brooks Jr., Computer Design Innovator, Dies at 91 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z So her parents staged a ceremony in their backyard, complete with commencement speakers. Michelle Obama opens tour for new book, ‘The Light We Carry’ 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z He spoke at Harvard’s commencement in 2013, saying, “Success doesn’t mean rising to the top. It means changing the world.” The Bike Thieves of Burlington, Vermont 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z Gary Cox stood at the microphone at a Baltimore County church, recalling how he had delivered a commencement speech when Dan, the oldest of his 10 children, completed the group’s home-schooling curriculum 23 years earlier. The Christian home-schooling world that shaped Dan Cox 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z About 2,000 cadets, relatives and staff jammed the pews in the campus chapel for the commencement, as the 19-year-old first captain took the podium to deliver his final speech. Wes Moore tried to run away from military school. It changed his life instead. 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z This sentiment was echoed by the 14 members of Quebec's National Assembly, who have not yet recited the oath ahead of the assembly's commencement in November - an unprecedented number of politicians to do so. Canada: Quebec separatist party calls for split with British monarchy 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z At the protest against Fauci’s undergraduate commencement remarks, I started to wonder what I was doing in a crowd of protesters holding “Lock him up” signs. Review | How the right wing’s delusions went from ‘not normal’ to ‘dangerous’ 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z "As graduates, you hold the cards. Your talent is in demand from multinational companies and big financial institutions," Guterres said in the commencement address. Starved of new talent: Young people are steering clear of oil jobs 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Smallpox, in comparison, is easily identified by the characteristic red rash it causes, speeding the identification of outbreaks and the commencement of vaccination programs in response. Gates pledges $1.2 billion to speed end of crippling poliovirus 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z When delivering the commencement address for the U.S. Biden is actually Greek. And Jewish. And raised by Puerto Ricans. 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Under AB 1936, the school will also label a law library with an indigenous name and acknowledge its founder’s history at both convocation and commencement events. Descendants of UC Hastings College of the Law founder sue California to block school name change 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z She also gave the 2019 commencement address, discussing the importance of being fearless even in the midst of struggle. U-Md. to dedicate dorm named for Black students who broke barriers on campus 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Could any documents confirm that Y.Y. was indeed denied the privilege of celebrating with her classmates at the commencement ceremony because of her gender? For 'The First Lady of Engineering,' Freedom Meant Facing Down Racism and Sexism ... And Breaking Her Own Rules 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z On Dec. 16, 2020, John graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business, shaking as he walked across the stage at commencement. The mental health system failed our son, but we hold on to hope 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Danielle Carnival, the White House cancer moonshot coordinator, told The Associated Press that the administration sees huge potential in the commencement of the blood diagnostic study on identifying and treating cancers. In a nod to JFK, Biden pushing ‘moonshot’ to fight cancer 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Scrolling down reveals some notable quotes from Jobs, including some from his famous 2005 commencement address at Stanford. Steve Jobs’ friends and family just launched an archive to celebrate his life 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z He also worked at Texas Southern, Lehigh and Texas Tech — his alma mater, which asked him to deliver a commencement address in 2018. Dolphins VP of communications Jason Jenkins dies at 47 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z She was in Providence, R.I., to deliver a commencement address at Brown University. Pelosi’s Husband Pleads Guilty to D.U.I. After California Crash 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Speaker Pelosi was in Rhode Island to deliver the commencement address at Brown University at the time. Paul Pelosi gets 5 days in jail, 3 years of probation in DUI 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z This speech, although given at the University of Michigan commencement, is addressed to the nation. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z The South Lakes High graduating class of 1990 didn’t have to look far to choose a star to illuminate its commencement. Perspective | Janet Hill, with a Hall of Fame son and an all-pro husband, was a selfless star 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z He joined others on the cusp of graduation participating in UCLA’s summer commencement ceremony. Tear him down. Rip him apart. UCLA's Dorian Thompson-Robinson can take all the hits 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z In his speech, McCullough used Kennedy’s words from commencement addresses the president had delivered over the years. David McCullough: Champion of the American spirit 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Nancy Pelosi was traveling on the East Coast to deliver a commencement address at Brown University when her husband was arrested, her office said then. Suspect in Ill. parade shooting pleads not guilty 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z While the traditional presidential address or commencement speech on a stage in front of a crowd of people is unlikely to disappear, newer script delivery methods are now available, including many that involve technology. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z Already this year, he has given commencement remarks at the Christian Columbia International University, spoken at a crisis pregnancy center fundraiser and outlined his policy vision for a “post-Roe” world. Pompeo to headline fundraiser in early-voting South Carolina 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Keegin directs his readers’ attention to something worth watching, Mark Sinnett’s 2022 commencement address at St. John’s College in Annapolis, whose splendidly eccentric curriculum emphasizes the great books, not excluding those by dead Europeans. Opinion | Blaming social media for academia’s ruin misses a larger, darker truth 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Using these commencement words says a lot about McCullough — he found new resources for this occasion to honor the fallen president in a new way to highlight the American spirit. David McCullough: Champion of the American spirit 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z It’s only now that Michael Lewis can recognize the value of having John C. Bogle, the founder of Vanguard, as his high school commencement speaker. 6 Ways You’re Coping With a Roller-Coaster Market 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z In a speech announcing the commencement of the full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, Mr. Putin claimed that Russia did not intend to occupy the country or “impose anything on anyone by force.” Russia Signals That It May Want a Bigger Chunk of Ukraine 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Azcarate also stated that Heard’s team was provided the jury list “five days prior to the commencement of the trial” and had numerous opportunities to object throughout the weeks-long proceedings. Judge rejects Amber Heard motion for mistrial in Johnny Depp case 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z “We dressed him up in a Celtics jersey for the playoffs and in a graduation cap for commencement season.” Short-staffed hotels look to robots to cope with summer travel boom 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z She has kept a low profile, with limited appearances to talk about mentoring and to give a commencement address at the graduation of one of her daughters from Georgetown Day School in Washington. Jackson to take Supreme Court oath Thurs., minutes after Breyer retires 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z At this spring's Rainbow Graduation, Boise State's dean of students pointedly reminded the 30 or so seniors that "this is not a commencement ceremony." The other cancel culture: How a public university is bowing to a conservative crusade 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z In May of 2022, she returned to Mount Holyoke, donning a black robe to finally celebrate her commencement after it was delayed by the pandemic. Students who drop out for mental health struggles are turning to pricey programs to find their way back 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z She recently gave a commencement speech at the university, challenging the graduating class to help improve the city, he said. Baltimore Police interns could help ease recruitment woes, improve community relations as pilot program launches 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z During a recent trip to the United States, she delivered the commencement address at Harvard, cracked jokes with Stephen Colbert and met in the Oval Office with President Biden. Abroad, Jacinda Ardern Is a Star. At Home, She’s Losing Her Shine. 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z On June 11, the 29-year-old walked in a commencement ceremony for the first time, after two battles with cancer and a winding path to graduation. Persevering through pandemic hardships, two members of the class of 2022 earn their diplomas 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z Nancy Pelosi was in Rhode Island at the time of the incident delivering a commencement address at Brown University and her spokesperson said she "will not be commenting on this private matter." U.S. House speaker's husband charged with driving under influence of alcohol 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Days after UC Davis officials cut short an outdoor commencement ceremony amid excessive heat that sickened dozens of people, students say the university showed dangerous mismanagement, poor planning and a lack of accountability. Disorganized and dangerous: Students want answers after UC Davis commencement halted by heat 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z At the time, Dr. Fauci was preparing for other public engagements, including commencement speeches at Princeton and the University of Michigan. Dr. Anthony Fauci Tests Positive for Coronavirus 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z At the time, Dr. Fauci was preparing for other public engagements, including at least one commencement speech. Dr. Anthony Fauci tests positive for the coronavirus. 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z By spring 2020, he had graduated from community college, but the pandemic thwarted an in-person commencement. Persevering through pandemic hardships, two members of the class of 2022 earn their diplomas 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z Dozens of graduating students gave Seattle Pacific University’s interim president pride flags as they were handed their diplomas during Sunday’s commencement ceremony. Graduating students give SPU interim president pride flags, protesting anti-LGBTQ+ policy 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z This week on Thursday Thoughts, @Chancellor_May shares more on making amends for this past weekend’s commencement ceremonies. Disorganized and dangerous: Students want answers after UC Davis commencement halted by heat 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z She was on the opposite side of the country during the arrest, preparing to give a commencement speech at Brown University. Police release mugshot from DUI arrest of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered a commencement speech Sunday to her daughter’s graduating class at Georgetown Day School, imploring students to seek opportunities to learn in every stage of life. Ketanji Brown Jackson to 2022 grads: ‘Always seek to learn something’ 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z “We will follow the facts wherever they lead,” Garland said in his speech at Harvard University’s commencement ceremony last month. Jan 6 panel says evidence it gathered enough to indict Trump 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z Alsaedy, a biochemistry major from Everett, was all smiles as her best friend handed her a stuffed owl — also wearing a black commencement cap — to pose with. UW graduates earn diplomas in person at back-to-back commencement ceremonies this weekend 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z But in order to speed up the second day of commencement, administrators originally planned not to have students walk before reversing that decision about 20 minutes before the ceremony. Disorganized and dangerous: Students want answers after UC Davis commencement halted by heat 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Some criticized the university for allegedly banning outside drinks and running out of water supplies for the commencement. UC Davis cuts commencement ceremony short — 6 people reportedly hospitalized amid excessive heat 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z She cited the school’s history — which she also cited during the commencement speech — and said it was founded by a group of Jewish and Black families at a time when schools were still segregated. Ketanji Brown Jackson to 2022 grads: ‘Always seek to learn something’ 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z “Of all the colleges that our first lady could have chosen to be at for commencement, she picked us,” Gallagher said. 'Never forget where you came from,' Jill Biden tells graduates of Los Angeles City College 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z More than 6,000 Huskies from 2022 registered to attend Saturday’s commencement, which is about a thousand more than usual, he added. UW graduates earn diplomas in person at back-to-back commencement ceremonies this weekend 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z He said officials were working on a survey to gauge the timing of a makeup commencement for students who weren’t able to walk. Disorganized and dangerous: Students want answers after UC Davis commencement halted by heat 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z But on Wednesday, 600 graduating seniors and their families gathered at California High’s football field for commencement. Despite the odds, Whittier student gets her high school diploma 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Ardern last week, during a speech at Harvard University’s commencement, spoke to the scourge of disinformation that is spread and amplified on social media. Biden talks gun control, extremism with New Zealand’s PM 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z She also delivered the commencement address at Harvard University. NZ prime minister to meet Biden to discuss U.S. engagement in Indo-Pacific 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Nancy Pelosi was in Rhode Island on Sunday delivering a commencement address at Brown University. U.S. House Speaker's husband arrested on suspicion of drunk driving 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z This year was the university’s first commencement ceremony at UC Davis Health Stadium, and Easley said it was “highly unlikely” ceremonies would return there next year. Disorganized and dangerous: Students want answers after UC Davis commencement halted by heat 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z On Sunday, she delivered a commencement address at Brown University. Pelosi’s Husband Faces Drunken Driving Charge in California 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z The House speaker was in Providence, Rhode Island, on Sunday, where she delivered the commencement address at Brown University. Pelosi’s husband arrested on suspicion of DUI in California 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z In a tweet Sunday morning, Pelosi shared that she was at Brown University delivering the commencement oration and receiving an honorary doctorate degree. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband arrested on DUI charge in Napa 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z "Too much violence, too much fear, too much grief," Biden told graduates in a commencement speech Saturday at the University of Delaware. Biden to seek to console Texas town devastated by mass shooting, police controversy 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z The university plans a comprehensive review of its undergraduate commencements, Easley said. Disorganized and dangerous: Students want answers after UC Davis commencement halted by heat 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z President Biden called for national unity in a commencement address at his alma mater, the University of Delaware; he and first lady Jill Biden are scheduled to visit Texas on Sunday. Uvalde picks up pieces as shifting accounts of attack trouble officials 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z Saturday was the fifth time Mr. Biden has spoken at the university’s commencement. Biden tells graduates of his alma mater America entering ‘decisive decade’ 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z It was his fifth commencement address at the university, where the school of public policy and administration bears his name. Biden tells Delaware grads to step up, ‘now it’s your hour’ 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z President Biden had hoped to make the announcement as soon as this weekend at the University of Delaware commencement, the people said, but that timing has changed after the massacre Tuesday in Texas. Latest White House plan would forgive $10,000 in student debt per borrower 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z For some, the commencement problems echoed past health and safety concerns at UC Davis. Disorganized and dangerous: Students want answers after UC Davis commencement halted by heat 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Biden alternated between sorrow and the kind of optimism about the future that is a hallmark of commencement addresses. Uvalde picks up pieces as shifting accounts of attack trouble officials 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z He also will deliver the commencement address Saturday at the University of Delaware, his alma mater. Biden tells Naval Academy graduates that next decade will be ‘decisive’ for democracies 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Biden’s remarks to the more than 1,000 newly commissioned ensigns and second lieutenants at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, will be his first commencement address of the year. Biden to address Naval grads amid Texas, Ukraine backdrop 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Ardern made the announcement to reporters after delivering the commencement address at Harvard University during a visit to the United States. New Zealand prime minister says she will meet with Biden at White House 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z She will also deliver Harvard University’s commencement address in Boston. New Zealand PM Ardern to visit U.S. to boost exports, lure tourists 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z The University of Maryland held commencement ceremonies in College Park through Friday, and George Mason University on its Fairfax and Arlington campuses through Saturday outside Washington, their spokespersons said. Lincoln Memorial is closed briefly after messy party litters steps 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z El Camino Real High will hold its commencement ceremony next month, and among the students who will walk across the stage will be 11 members of the softball team. El Camino Real wins record 18th City Section softball title 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z Riverdale’s commencement ceremony for 450 seniors started at 7 p.m. and had ended and people were leaving by the time the shooting had taken place. 1 dead after high school graduation at Tennessee university 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z James Jackson, one of the four, savored his first commencement. They earned a degree in prison. Now was their time for caps and gowns. 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z I went to public high school until 10th grade and then finished my education doing home school work on the floor of airport terminals,” Swift said in her commencement speech. Taylor Swift gets honorary degree from New York University 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Here’s Swift’s full commencement speech, which received a standing ovation. 'Dr.' Taylor Swift has advice for NYU's Class of 2022: Get comfortable with cringe 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z In this category as in virtually every other, Black students are burdened the most — 66% of them owe more after 12 years than on commencement day. Column: Here's why the arguments against canceling student debt make no sense 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z It was unclear whether she would be attending the university’s upcoming commencement — ceremonies she would typically preside over. A CSU official was accused of harassment. Women question why he wasn't disciplined 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z When the inaugural class graduates in spring 2026, the Jesuit university wants a full-dress commencement within the prison. They earned a degree in prison. Now was their time for caps and gowns. 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, Harris used the commencement address at Tennessee State University in Nashville to urge graduates to apply their leadership skills to help tackle the multitude of challenges posed by an unsettled world. Harris to tell Coast Guard grads rule of law is under attack 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z After graduating from Clark Atlanta University — where she is proud to return as the commencement speaker this month — Cole headed to Los Angeles, where she worked in television casting and production. Meet Pinky Cole, the force behind Slutty Vegan’s booming empire 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Curry completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology to join the Davidson College class of 2022, even if he couldn’t be there to walk for the commencement ceremony Sunday but watched on video. Stephen Curry earns sociology degree from Davidson College 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z The Republican attorney notes that the public university is not offering any “special commencement ceremonies for White students who are not disabled, Jewish, LGBTQ, or in the country illegally.” Civil rights official warns colleges to cancel ‘segregated graduations’ 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Wednesday’s rituals at Maryland Correctional Institution-Jessup were believed to be the first commencement to confer bachelor’s degrees inside a Maryland prison in at least 25 years. They earned a degree in prison. Now was their time for caps and gowns. 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Last year, Harris delivered a commencement speech at the U.S. Harris to tell Coast Guard grads rule of law is under attack 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Spiegel and Kerr offered their historic donation after Hirschhorn told them the college wanted to award the couple honorary degrees and invited them as commencement speakers this year. Snapchat co-founder pays off college debt of new graduates at L.A. art and design school 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z Feanny, who delivered the undergraduate commencement speech Friday, said she and university officials conceived the idea to invite Cook to this year’s ceremony. Apple CEO Tim Cook to Gallaudet graduates: ‘Lead with your values’ 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Wilfred McClay, a history professor at private Hillsdale College in Michigan, said segregated programs and commencements undermine the “highest ideals” of colleges to unite rather than divide students in a common pursuit of learning. Civil rights official warns colleges to cancel ‘segregated graduations’ 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z “Education grows peace,” said Robert L. Green, Maryland’s secretary of public safety and correctional services, who spoke at the commencement. They earned a degree in prison. Now was their time for caps and gowns. 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z “The commencement of litigation does not prevent the parties and the Bureau from reaching an agreement to remedy the competition concerns at any time,” it said. Canada competition bureau says litigation in Rogers-Shaw M&A doesn't stop a settlement 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z His son, Sebastien Lai, said his father knows he will be receiving the award on his behalf at Saturday morning’s commencement in Washington, D.C. Jimmy Lai, imprisoned Hong Kong activist, to receive honorary degree 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z In a video last month, Gallaudet University senior Molly Feanny signed a message to Apple chief executive Tim Cook, inviting him to deliver the school’s commencement address. Apple CEO Tim Cook to Gallaudet graduates: ‘Lead with your values’ 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z In a commencement speech over the weekend, she decried living in an “unsettled world” where Americans are forced to defend “the rights of women to make decisions about their own body.” Harris Emerges as the Voice of Abortion Rights in the Biden Administration 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z In December a student who began there and later was released graduated with others at a university commencement in Baltimore. They earned a degree in prison. Now was their time for caps and gowns. 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z In an hour, his good friend Taraji P. Henson, who attended Howard alongside Anderson, is giving the commencement address. Anthony Anderson on his journey from Howard to Hollywood and back 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z The California Democrat is one of nine people scheduled to receive an honorary degree during the three-day commencement weekend May 27 to 29. Nancy Pelosi to address Brown University commencement 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Elsewhere in the District, Catholic and George Washington University graduates are preparing for a weekend of commencement events. Apple CEO Tim Cook to Gallaudet graduates: ‘Lead with your values’ 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z The new plan is to walk in August — though the commencement ceremony hasn’t been set and could conflict with a Mystics playoff run. WNBA is just one of the tests Mystics rookie Shakira Austin hopes to ace 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z The commencement, he said, “gives hope to people that don’t really know that something good can come of whatever situation you come to in life.” They earned a degree in prison. Now was their time for caps and gowns. 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Ms. Harris is also slated to deliver the commencement address at Tennessee State University, a historically Black university, on May 7. VP Harris to speak at Coast Guard Academy graduation 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Harris was the commencement speaker at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, last year. Kamala Harris to speak at Coast Guard Academy commencement 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z The hope is to be able to hold commencement in person as planned on May 13, Robert Weinstock, a spokesman for the school, said in an email. Gallaudet University pivots to virtual classes, exams as covid cases rise 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Administrators have promised an update on what this means for the May 7 commencement ceremony. Mask mandates return to US college campuses as cases rise 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z While some universities add the celebrations on top of existing commencement ceremonies, others are holding multiple graduations instead of a single ceremony. More universities holding segregated graduation events: report 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z The billionaire Robert Smith finished a 2019 Morehouse College commencement speech by saying he would cover student debt for the entire graduating class. The Great Chicago Gas Giveaway and the Return of Stunt Philanthropy 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z “I don’t want us to get into the last week of April with a high infection rate that may threaten having an in-person commencement,” Frederick said. Howard University moves some classes online as coronavirus cases rise 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z In early February, the oil pipeline’s major backers, led by Total Energies, announced the conclusion of the Financial Investment Decision, signaling the commencement of the construction of the oil pipeline. East African oil pipeline hits the headwinds 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z "My understanding is that things are now moving in the right direction so this was a temporary problem caused by a surge of traffic around the commencement of the Easter period," he said. Priority for fresh goods at Dover not realistic, minister says 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z California Polytechnic will host nine separate commencement ceremonies on June 3-12. More universities holding segregated graduation events: report 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z America’s elite Ivy League universities won’t feature any conservative commencement speakers when they return this spring to in-person graduations for the first time in two years. Conservatives shut out of 2022 commencement invites 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z He graduated from Indiana Law School with high honors, but nearly lost his degree after delivering a commencement speech criticizing the school's leadership. When a leading Republican called for world government — and Einstein and Gandhi backed him 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z He will remain in West Virginia to see out the remainder of its academic year and commencement. Planned dental school in Yakima gets founding dean 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Jackson regularly speaks of the motivating power of faith and prayer — whether in a high school commencement address or a speech on the deep faith of civil rights activists. Jackson invokes her Christian faith, stays mum on specifics 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Harvard held a Black commencement for the first time in 2018, and Columbia last year added six ceremonies to its main commencement based on race, ethnicity and other self-identifying multicultural factors. More universities holding segregated graduation events: report 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z New Zealander Jacinda Ardern, a leader of that country’s left-wing Labour Party, is the keynote speaker at Harvard’s commencement exercises on May 26. Conservatives shut out of 2022 commencement invites 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Korologos said he always advised nominees to “have the passion and enthusiasm of a commencement address, inspiring and lofty” in their answers, but at the same time “say nothing.” How to get on the Supreme Court? Smile a lot, speak a little 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z They did not want my fate to become their own, especially after I was booed off a commencement stage in Rockford, Illinois, for delivering an antiwar speech and became a punching bag for right-wing media. In war, there are no "worthy" or "unworthy" victims: That's how we justify our crimes 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Can public schools open their day or a high school commencement with a prayer, or even a moment of silence? Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z In his VMI commencement speech, Daniels said: “We have spent four years in preparation for something. What that something is, who we are, we do not know.” VMI’s civil rights hero: How a White valedictorian saved a Black teen’s life in 1965 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z She follows other MIT commencement speakers including lawyer and social justice activist Bryan Stevenson, retired U.S. WTO leader Okonjo-Iweala chosen to address MIT grads 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z She will be awarded an honorary degree at Harvard’s 369th commencement. New Zealand’s Ardern to give Harvard commencement speech 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z O’Connor was the commencement speaker that May at George Washington University Law School, where I was a tenured professor. Opinion | I once told a Supreme Court justice that affirmative action got me into Harvard and Yale. Today they wouldn’t listen. 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z In a 1914 commencement speech, the inventor Alexander Graham Bell explained the importance of measurement to the advancement of science. Sometimes, Life Stinks. So He Invented the Nasal Ranger. 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Clinton was going to give a commencement address at Morgan State University in Baltimore and wanted to announce the vaccine research center. Halting Progress and Happy Accidents: How mRNA Vaccines Were Made 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Clinton was going to give a commencement address at Morgan State University in Baltimore and wanted to announce the vaccine research center. Halting progress and happy accidents: How mRNA vaccines were made 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z “My hope is that even if we have to go fully remote for winter quarter, that might be worth it to have spring in-person and, most importantly, spring commencement in-person,” he said. It's March 2020 COVID deja vu for UC students as the new term begins 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z President Biden said as much last month in a commencement address at South Carolina State University, in which he marveled at the tone of his exchanges with global leaders since taking office. As Capitol riot anniversary nears, Western allies fear for health of U.S. democracy 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z In his recent commencement address at South Carolina State University, Biden’s tone on the need for voting rights legislation took on added urgency. Biden’s words on voting rights meet call to action after 1/6 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z “On criminal justice reform,” Biden told a South Carolina State University commencement this month, “we need it from top to bottom.” Analysis | Biden touts criminal justice record — but advocates want more action quickly 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The half-hour of close contact occurred aboard Air Force One on Friday, the day Biden delivered a commencement address in South Carolina and then flew to Wilmington, Del., for the weekend. Harris arrives in L.A. as staffer, political leaders in D.C. test positive for coronavirus 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Now retired, I still recall the pride and sense of accomplishment I experienced when marching into the auditorium at commencement with my faculty colleagues. Readers Respond to the August 2021 Issue 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z “This new sinister combination of voter suppression and election subversion, it’s un-American, it’s undemocratic and, sadly, it is unprecedented since Reconstruction,” he told graduates of the historically Black university at their commencement. Analysis | Biden’s rhetoric aside, Democrats end the year still stuck on advancing voting rights 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z The University of Maryland Global Campus also canceled plans to hold its winter commencement in person this weekend. U-Md. cancels winter commencement events as D.C.-area colleges react to rising covid cases 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Inside the small arena that housed the commencement, where the vast majority of graduates and attendees were Black, Mr. Biden found a friendlier audience. Biden Lauds South Carolina State Grads in Commencement Speech 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Instead of addressing this year’s graduates, as had been planned, Clyburn joined the procession of students on stage to receive his degree from Biden, whom he invited to deliver the commencement address. In South Carolina, President Biden pledges fight for voting rights, police reform 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z “We’re going to keep up the fight until we get it done,” he told the audience during his commencement speech at South Carolina State University, a historically Black school. In speech in South Carolina, Biden makes pitch for Senate to pass voting rights measure 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Biden will be the keynote speaker at South Carolina State University’s fall commencement Friday. Biden speaks with senators on voting rights as Democrats move to prioritize legislation on the issue 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z George Mason University, which held its winter commencement at EagleBank Arena on Thursday , has not altered plans to teach in person after the break either, officials said. U-Md. cancels winter commencement events as D.C.-area colleges react to rising covid cases 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Biden’s relationship with Black voters will be in the spotlight on Friday when he delivers a commencement speech at South Carolina State University, a historically Black school. Biden returns to South Carolina as he struggles to deliver for Black voters 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Wearing a black gown as he delivered the December commencement address, the president bemoaned GOP opposition keeping voting rights bills from advancing in the 50-50 Senate following passage by the Democratic-controlled House. In South Carolina, President Biden pledges fight for voting rights, police reform 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Biden agreed to deliver the commencement speech, which took place in a campus auditorium. In speech in South Carolina, Biden makes pitch for Senate to pass voting rights measure 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z She was a standout student, her counselor and classmates said, and she was elected president of the class and gave the commencement speech. New York’s Next Police Boss, a Queens Native, Comes ‘Full Circle’ 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Virginia State University, in a suburb of Richmond, will host an in-person commencement ceremony for about 300 graduates on Saturday. U-Md. cancels winter commencement events as D.C.-area colleges react to rising covid cases 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Biden on Friday will attend the December commencement at South Carolina State University, according to announcements Saturday by the White House and the school. Biden to be in South Carolina for 1st time since primary win 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z However, the school called off commencement ceremonies that were planned for Saturday because the campus was without power. Multiple deaths feared after string of tornadoes, powerful storms roll across several states 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z “Reject cynicism,” he said in a commencement address at the University of Minnesota School of Public Affairs in 2013. Jake Sullivan, Biden’s Adviser, a Figure of Fascination and Schadenfreude 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z In the prison yard, the crowd shielded themselves from the sun with their commencement programs as the graduation ceremony unfolded. They were supposed to die in prison. Instead they earned freedom as college graduates 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z In a 2019 commencement address, Mr. Adams complained that a neighbor’s dog kept befouling his yard — no matter how polite he was to the owner, no matter his standing as Brooklyn’s borough president. What Kind of Mayor Might Eric Adams Be? No One Seems to Know. 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z On Saturday, Clyburn tweeted that he would walk across the commencement stage with graduates to get the diploma that he did not have the chance to receive in 1961. Biden to be in South Carolina for 1st time since primary win 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z Folt will offer the apology and confer the degrees at an Asian Pacific Alumni Assn. gala next April and acknowledge the recipients at the university commencement in May, USC officials said. USC to apologize for WWII actions that derailed education of Japanese American students 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z He delivered the university’s commencement address in 2018, in which he applauded activism on campus and encouraged students to find a purpose, not just a job. Howard University, Netflix to honor actor Chadwick Boseman with scholarships 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z George Washington University last held an in-person commencement in 2019, with ceremonies for the next two classes being moved online as the pandemic canceled public gatherings, including graduations. George Washington University welcomes graduates back for first in-person commencement since pandemic 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z “This correspondence did not refer to or authorise commencement of the next phase of the program, which remained subject to the announcement of decisions by the Australian Government.” France to bill Australia over submarine deal, as Britain’s Johnson tells Macron: ‘Donnez-moi un break’ 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z "The format of the test has been agreed between the test provider and the Implementation Group within the parameters set out at the commencement of the process," the document said. Grammar schools set to run single transfer test from November 2023 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z The agency asked the 12 automakers to list any crashes in which an advanced driver assistance system was engaged at "anytime during the period beginning 30 seconds immediately prior to the commencement of the crash." U.S. asks 12 automakers for assistance in Tesla probe 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Justice Clarence Thomas always goes to Mass before doing his work at the Supreme Court and declared in a 2018 commencement speech at Christendom College, "I am decidedly and unapologetically Catholic." The Supreme Court's right-wing Catholics are destroying true religious freedom 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z In her commencement address she said, “Not only did I earn a master’s degree, but I met many people and built meaningful friendships that I now consider family.” Overcoming challenges, celebrating academic achievements | Provided by City University of Seattle 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z I was with President George W. Bush in the Cross Hall at the White House when he announced the commencement of hostilities in the Afghan war. Opinion | Biden is embracing a redefinition of war — but not an alternative to war 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z For the next five hours, I will attempt to keep you updated on the following, as listed with their approximate local time of commencement. Tokyo Paralympics 2020: canoe, wheelchair tennis, shooting and more – live! 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z Seattle’s 2-1 win against Portland in May will not count, Sunday marking the commencement. Newest Sounder Nicolas Benezet could make his debut in derby match vs. Timbers 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z “I began to think folks didn’t understand that you could look different and still love and serve this country, so that was my trigger,” Grewal said at a 2020 Montclair State University commencement. Wall Street enforcement to get tougher as SEC's new top cop gets to work 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z He earned a degree in journalism from University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire in 1992, commencement records show. How a Minnesota man made a career out of anonymously amplifying dark conspiracy-theory plots 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z On June 9, she graduated from Jordan High School in Watts and delivered an inspirational commencement address. Column: She became a citizen one day and graduated near the top of her high school class the next 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z He said he plans to get the vaccine before college, but he wanted “no negative energy” on commencement day. Young people lag in coronavirus vaccinations in D.C. The city is struggling to reach holdouts. 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z On June 4, David Keene, a former NRA President and current board member of the infamous gun group, gave a rehearsal speech for the commencement address to James Madison Academy's 2021 graduating class. Ex-NRA President tricked into speaking at fake graduation ceremony in Las Vegas 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z "So I said well okay if that's really what you want I can do that but it seemed a little bit weird for a commencement address." Parkland school shooting parent tricks ex-NRA president into fake high school graduation speech 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Before he began his speech, he was told the staff would record him in case something happened the following day during commencement, Lott said. Parkland parents tricked ex-NRA president into a ‘graduation speech’ to empty chairs representing gun victims 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z She will move in and go through workouts and meet dozens of new people, then fly back for commencement the first week of June. Azzi Fudd, one of the most celebrated high school players ever, prepares for a new challenge: College 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z “All foreign personnel trained by T1G are cleared by the U.S. government for entry into the United States before commencement of training.” 4 Saudi operatives who aided in the Khashoggi slaying received paramilitary training in U.S. 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z In addition to the main commencement ceremony for all students, the private university will offer at least six more ceremonies, which are optional. California university holding additional graduate ceremonies for students based on race, sexual orientation 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z Reaves said he’s always tried to work in something special for each graduating class, by recognizing certain students and through the songs played at commencements. Florida principal crafts personal notes for 459 graduates 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z The following day, Lott said, his contact told him the commencement was canceled because of security threats. Parkland parents tricked ex-NRA president into a ‘graduation speech’ to empty chairs representing gun victims 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z This month, Omeish was attacked in conservative media after she simultaneously translated into Arabic a high school graduation commencement speech she was giving to a diverse group of students in Falls Church. Officials investigating hate fliers targeting Fairfax County School Board members 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z A graduate's mortar board hat is pictured during a commencement for Medgar Evers College in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S. U.S. Black workers still earning less than whites -report 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z These ceremonies are optional and will be held in late July and early August in addition to a university-wide commencement ceremony for all graduates. California university holding additional graduate ceremonies for students based on race, sexual orientation 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z |
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