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A Final Lesson for the Class of 2025: Whether or Not You Succeed Is Largely Up to You Jun. 03, 2025
SAN DIEGO — I've given commencement speeches. Many graduates want a warm bath. But what they r... Read More
How We Cope Shows Men and Women Are Different Oct. 02, 2024
I reported last week about the decided move of young women to the political left and away from the r... Read More
Boos and Hisses for the Kansas City Kicker May. 17, 2024
On May 11, Kansas City Chiefs placekicker Harrison Butker gave the commencement address at Benedicti... Read More
Graduates Need To Know That Life Is Bigger Than Your GPA May. 17, 2024
"Your success in high school does not determine your success in life." My high school English teache... Read More
A Good Speech Is a Terrible Thing to Waste Jun. 20, 2023
I wasn't invited to give a graduation speech this spring. Still, I was prepared, and since a good sp... Read More
Biden Finds His Footing Jun. 08, 2023
Oh, I know. He tripped. That's the irony. The week where he showed that he had found his footing goi... Read More
Biden Should Tell Cadets How Much Their Service Matters Jun. 05, 2023
President Joe Biden has a tremendous responsibility to uphold America's core values and protect its ... Read More
CUNY Law: A Graduation Under Siege Jun. 05, 2023
Education ought to be the bedrock for fostering critical thinking and providing a landscape for the ... Read More
CUNY Law: A Graduation Under Siege Jun. 01, 2023
Education ought to be the bedrock for fostering critical thinking and providing a landscape for the ... Read More
The Graduation Speech Your Kids Really, Really Need to Hear May. 30, 2023
This column, which originally appeared in May 2009, is one of the most requested and reprinted "Suc... Read More
Caps, Gowns and Rude Interruptions May. 24, 2023
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav had a message for students when he delivered a commencement ... Read More
Let Us Not Forget, It Is 2023, Not 1963 May. 22, 2023
Nestled within the nation's capital, the historic Howard University stands, its hallowed halls echoi... Read More
Dear Graduates: Here's What No One Tells You May. 20, 2023
To this year's graduating classes, shaking hands with deans and principals, crying with friends you ... Read More
Let Us Not Forget, It Is 2023, Not 1963 May. 18, 2023
Nestled within the nation's capital, the historic Howard University stands, its hallowed halls echoi... Read More
A 2023 Commencement Theme on the Meaning of Life May. 12, 2023
While making copies at one of the local Columbus, Ohio, library branches last week, I overheard an i... Read More
Commencement for the Rest of Us Apr. 13, 2023
Thank you for that warm welcome. Or is it me? In any event, I'm very honored to be here today, welco... Read More
I Was Selected for a Graduation Speech! Jun. 01, 2022
DR. WALLACE: For graduation speeches at my school, everyone is invited to submit a speech, and the t... Read More
The Slow Graduation of Gratitude May. 22, 2022
The first two promised they wouldn't cry, but they did. One of those who spoke through tears explain... Read More
Your Mission: Learn To Live May. 12, 2022
May is graduation month. Students, parents and friends celebrate the end of one process and the star... Read More
The Graduation Speech Your Kids Really, Really Need to Hear May. 10, 2022
This column, which originally appeared in May 2009, is one of the most requested and reprinted "Suc... Read More
