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Commencement 2016
Bill Moyers to Grads: President Johnson Didn't Think We'd Have a Black President Yet
By Bill Moyers
Hank Azaria to Grads: Ignore Your Instincts 'at Your Own Peril'
By Hank Azaria
Arianna Huffington to Grads: 'Your Attention Is Truly the Most Valuable Currency'
By TIME Staff
Samantha Power to Grads: 'Invest Yourself Fully. Get Close'
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Commencement 2016
Rita Dove to Grads: 'Instead of Advice, I Will Give You Wishes'
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By Rita Dove
May 22, 2016
Mahershala Ali to Grads: 'We Are All Co-Creators of Our Respective Destinies'
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By Mahershala Ali
May 22, 2016
David Axelrod to Grads: 'Don't Even Try to Plot Where You'll Be in 30 Years'
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By David Axelrod
May 20, 2016
Mo Rocca to Sarah Lawrence Grads: 'You've Got Time'
Mo Rocca is an American humorist, journalist and actor
By Mo Rocca
May 20, 2016
Darren Walker to Grads: 'Stand For Something'
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By Darren Walker
May 19, 2016
Eboo Patel to Wake Forest Grads: 'The Only Shame Is in Stagnation'
Eboo Patel is a member of President Barack Obama's inaugural Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships
By Eboo Patel
May 18, 2016
J.K. Simmons to Grads: 'Live in the Moment'
Watch the actor's commencement speech at University of Montana
By Emily Straus
May 18, 2016
Earl Lewis: 'Never Confuse the Attainment Of An Education With What It Means To Be Educated'
Watch Earl Lewis' commencement speech at Carnegie Mellon University
By Earl Lewis
May 17, 2016
Cory Booker to Grads: 'You're Going to Make Mistakes'
Watch Cory Booker's George Washington University commencement address
By Cory Booker
May 17, 2016
Hoda Kotb: 'Have the Courage to Ask'
Watch Hoda Kotb's commencement speech at Tulane University
By Emily Straus
May 17, 2016
Vivek Murthy to Grads: 'Live a Connected Life'
Watch U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's commencement speech at the University of Arizona
By TIME Staff
May 17, 2016
Lin-Manuel Miranda to Grads: 'Your Stories Are Essential'
Watch 'Hamilton' writer Lin-Manuel Miranda's University of Pennsylvania commencement speech
By Lin-Manuel Miranda
May 16, 2016
Madeleine Albright: 'Leave Room in Your Brain for Ideas That You Have Not Thought About Before'
Watch Madeleine Albright's Scripps College commencement speech
By Madeleine Albright
May 16, 2016
Russell Wilson to Grads: 'When Life Tells You No, Stay Ready'
Watch Russell Wilson's University of Wisconsin-Madison commencement speech
By Russell Wilson
May 16, 2016
Obama to Grads: Building Walls Is 'A Betrayal of Who We Are'
Read President Obama's Rutgers University commencement address
By Barack Obama
May 16, 2016
Sheryl Sandberg: 'Finding Gratitude and Appreciation Is Key to Resilience'
Read Sheryl Sandberg's commencement speech at UC Berkeley
By Sheryl Sandberg
May 15, 2016
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