Commencement 2016

David Lynch to Grads: Intuition 'Is the Number One Tool for Human Beings'

By TIME Staff

Leymah Gbowee to Dartmouth Grads: "Take the Open Mind Challenge"

By Leymah Gbowee

Ken Burns to Stanford Grads: Trump Is "an Insult to Our History"

By Ken Burns

Michelle Obama Swipes at Donald Trump in CUNY Grad Speech: 'We Don’t Build Up Walls'

By Michelle Obama
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How Obama Has Used Commencement Speeches Over the Years

Annual State of the Union addresses for the young

By Maya Rhodan

Matt Damon Gives Good Will Hunting Lesson to MIT Grads: 'I Now Know Better Than to Cry at MIT'

Watch Matt Damon as he addresses the class of 2016

By Matt Damon

Watch Live: Michelle Obama Delivers CUNY Commencement Address

As she speaks to the class of 2016

By TIME Staff

Watch Matt Damon's MIT Commencement Speech Live

As he addresses the Class of 2016

By Matt Damon

Sherrilyn Ifill to Vassar Grads: 'Leave Space in Your Life'

The President of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund shares her advice for the Class of 2016

By Sherrilyn Ifill

Obama to U.S. Air Force Academy Grads: How to Keep Our Nation Secure

Watch President Obama's U.S. Air Force Academy commencement address

By Barack Obama

Writer Jodi Picoult to Princeton Grads: 'You Don't Know What You're Capable of Until You're Told No'

The My Sister's Keeper author shares her advice for the Class of 2016

By Jodi Picoult

James Franco Tells Cornell Grads He 'Felt Trapped' as an Actor

Watch James Franco's Cornell commencement speech

By James Franco

Steven Spielberg to Grads: 'Earn This'

Watch film director Steven Spielberg's Harvard commencement speech

By Steven Spielberg

Ash Carter to US Naval Academy Grads: 'You’ve Chosen One of the Noblest Professions There Is'

Watch Secretary of Defense Ash Carter's US Naval Academy commencement speech

By Ash Carter

Sara Martinez Tucker to Grads: 'Find Your Talents, Find Your Voice, Find Your Passion'

Watch the CEO of the National Math and Science Initiative's University of Texas at Austin commencement speech

By Sara Martinez Tucker

Loretta Lynch to Grads: 'The World Needs Champions'

Watch Loretta Lynch's American University Washington College of Law commencement speech

By Loretta Lynch

Elizabeth Warren to Grads: 'Fight for the Kind of World You Want to Live In'

Watch U.S. Senator and consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren's Suffolk University commencement speech

By Sen. Elizabeth Warren

David Gergen to Elon Grads: North Carolina Becoming 'The Poster Child of Backward-Looking Leadership'

'Now we are in the same headlines as Mississippi,' said the political commentator and former presidential advisor

By David Gergen

Tom Wolf to Grads: 'Self-Actualization Does Not Occur in a Social Vacuum'

Watch Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf's Dickinson College commencement speech

By Tom Wolf

How to Be Successful, According to 2016 Commencement Speakers

From Madeleine Albright to President Obama

By Emily Straus
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