Commencement

Here Are the Best Commencement Speeches of 2019

Graduates at universities and colleges around the United States are wrappin...

Graduates at universities and colleges around the United States are wrapping up the academic year, preparing to face a new era of life. As part of that tradition, celebrities, politicians, athletes, CEOs and artists are...

'Be Your Own Cheerleader.' Mindy Kaling Gives Dartmouth Graduates Advice on Delusion, Dating and Success

"You have to have insane confidence in yourself, even if it’s not real"

Jimmy Fallon gives a commencement speech to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School seniors during their graduation ceremony on June 3, 2018 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla.

'Don’t Let Anything Stop You.' Here's Everything Jimmy Fallon Told Parkland Graduates in His Commencement Speech

"Thank you for your courage and your bravery"

Graduates listen to the commencement address at Kalamazoo Central High School in Kalamazoo, Mich.

A Valedictorian Was Barred From Delivering His High School Graduation Speech. He Spoke by Megaphone Instead

"The young people will win' because we’re finished being complacent"

Oprah Winfrey addresses the USC Annenberg School For Communication and Journalism graduates at te Shrine Auditorium on May 11, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

Here Are 10 of the Best Pieces of Advice From 2018 Commencement Speakers

Speakers from Oprah Winfrey to Jeff Flake have offered wisdom to new gradua...

Speakers from Oprah Winfrey to Jeff Flake have offered wisdom to new graduates

Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake delivers remarks during the U.S. Conference of Mayors 86th annual Winter Meeting at the Capitol Hilton on Jan. 25, 2018 in Washington, D.C.

Read Jeff Flake's Commencement Speech on the Rule of Law and Trump: 'We May Have Hit Bottom'

"Our leadership is not good, but it probably can’t get much worse."

Democratic presidential hopeful US Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) particpates in a roundtable discussion at the Yale Child Study Center, in New Haven, Connecticut, on February 4, 2008. While in law school, Clinton worked at the Yale Child Study Center.

Hillary Clinton Tells Students to Bridge the Political Divide With 'Radical Empathy' in Yale Class Day Speech

Clinton told students to fight for democracy