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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
Biden's Black Lies Matter May. 23, 2024
President Joe Biden delivered a commencement speech at Morehouse College, an all-male, historically ... Read More
Bungling Biden's Commencement Whoppers May. 22, 2024
President Joe Biden made a well-publicized commencement address on May 19 at Morehouse College in At... 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
Fauci's Advice to Wash U Medical Grads Is Also Good Advice for America May. 22, 2023
There was perhaps no one more in the crossfire of the pandemic-era culture wars than Dr. Anthony Fau... 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
Amanpour Hits Graduates With 'Truth to Power' Baloney May. 19, 2023
All the applause inside the liberal media bubble is going to "profiles in courage" like CNN host Chr... 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 Speech Censors Stand Down May. 29, 2021
As high schools across the country resume traditional graduation ceremonies following a pandemic-imp... Read More
Pomp and (Very Weird) Circumstance May. 08, 2020
As most of America's college seniors won't be having an in-person graduation this year, we are provi... Read More
Words for the Class of 2020 Apr. 18, 2020
There will be no graduation festivities this spring at dozens of American colleges and universities,... Read More
Commencing a Truly Different Life May. 30, 2019
We are in the midst of commencement season, and of course, every grad has a story. I attended Hunter... Read More
Commencement Season 2018 May. 27, 2018
WASHINGTON — In 2014, commencement season stood out for the list of high-profile speakers push... Read More
As You Commence Middle Age... Jun. 08, 2017
Why is it that commencement speeches are given only to college graduates? What about folks commencin... Read More
Cheer, Cheer for the Protesters of Notre Dame May. 24, 2017
Before we get into the debate here over whether it's appropriate for graduating college students to ... Read More
A Valentine of Investigative Journalism Aug. 17, 2016
When the Washington Post puts its top investigative reporters on the beat of the distant youth of pr... Read More
Graduation Day Jun. 16, 2016
Well, June is half over and, once again, no one has asked me to give the commencement address at a c... Read More
