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A Valedictorian Pretended an Obama Quote Was a Trump Quote
By Raisa Bruner
What Graduates Need to Hear at Commencement This Year
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"We will speak truth to power no matter the consequences"
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June 2, 2017
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By Raisa Bruner
May 31, 2017
How the Daughter of a Slave Became the First African-American Woman to Earn a Bachelor’s Degree
She graduated from Oberlin 155 years ago
By Erin Blakemore
May 23, 2017
Bill Clinton Highlights Power of Diversity
Clinton repeatedly emphasized the benefits of diversity rather than homogeneity
By Alana Abramson
May 14, 2017
Read Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz's Commencement Address at Arizona State University
"Summon your compassion, your curiosity, your empathy towards others"
By TIME Staff
May 10, 2017
Fighter Jet Crashes After Colorado Springs Air Force Academy Flyover
President Obama was in the crowd
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June 2, 2016
U.K. Grads Warned Not to Throw Caps
Company promises to "Photoshop them in above the group before printing"
By TIME Staff
May 18, 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
It's Time to Be Done with Commencement Speakers
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
May 11, 2016
Mumps Outbreak at Harvard May Threaten Graduation
"I'm desperate to get students to take it seriously that they shouldn't be infecting one another"
By Daniel White
April 28, 2016
93-Year-Old Woman Receives Diploma She Was Refused 74 Years Earlier
"Her one regret is no longer a regret. It is a fulfilled ambition"
By Megan McCluskey
March 10, 2016
Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs to Grads: Happiness Is a Goal of Life
Cheryl Boone Isaacs gave this commencement speech at University of North Carolina School of the Arts
By Cheryl Boone Isaacs / The Academy
July 2, 2015
4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting Your Career Path
Corporate versus startup
By Christine Zimmermann / Startup Institute
July 1, 2015
Sheryl Sandberg to Grads: Fortune Favors the Bold
Sheryl Sandberg gave this commencement speech at Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management
By Sheryl Sandberg
June 29, 2015
15 Books for Recent Graduates
The Real Simple Guide to Real Life by the Editors of Real Simple From salary negotiations to apartment decorating, the first year out of college is filled with a lot of new experiences. With this...
By Samantha Zabell / Real Simple
June 22, 2015
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