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The commencement speech graduates don’t want to hear

3 Uplifting Commencement Speeches That Helped Society

In a world of political and social upheaval, these words from three commencement speeches offered timeless messages of hope.

Due to a Clerical Error, Your Commencement Speaker Is A.I. Pacino

Welcome… CUNY Hell’s Kitchen Class of 2026. Gooooo Twinks! Today… we CELEBRATE… Theculminationofyearsofhardwork. I want to thank Dean Meyer for her kind introduction. Dr. Meyer’s s...

Steve Carell, Northwestern Class of 2025 Commencement

  Carell tells graduates to be kind, avoid envy and to listen to those around them.   The post Steve Carell, Northwestern Class of 2025 Commencement appeared first on The Big Pictu...

Graduation Speakers on Musicals, Humiliation and, Yes, AI

Graduation Speakers on Musicals, Humiliation and, Yes, AI Johanna Alonso Fri, 05/29/2026 - 03:00 AM From Hugh Jackman to Malika Andrews, speakers celebra...

If you’re giving a commencement speech in 2026, maybe don’t mention AI

It's tough to get graduating students excited about a future shaped by artificial intelligence.

College sends 558 graduates off to the future

Graduates were recognized for the contributions they’ve made to the Middlebury community and offered some guidance for the chapter ahead.

Graduation Speakers Get Booed When They Talk About AI. So I Compared Them to a Speech From 1999

“I have just one word for you: Internet.”

It’s No Wonder Grads Are Booing Their Commencement Speakers

Companies are trying to automate graduates’ futures away. No wonder they’re furious.

The Villain of This Year’s Commencement Speeches: A.I.

College students have interrupted graduation ceremonies to voice their fears about artificial intelligence. They’re not the only ones who are worried.

The Booing Will Continue Until Commencement Speeches Improve

You'll never guess which technology Scott Borchetta of Big Machine Label Group wants the class of 2026 to embrace.

Donald Trump Gives Commencement Speech at U.S. Coast Guard Academy

President Donald Trump delivered the commencement address Wednesday to the United States Coast Guard Academy Class of 2026. The post Donald Trump Gives Commencement Speech at U.S....

COMMENTARY: Conservatives give better graduation speeches

Liberals are long on bluster and short on useful advice.

WATCH: Conan O'Brien delivers Harvard commencement address

Comedian and television host Conan O'Brien will entertain Harvard University graduates at their commencement Thursday, at a time when the Ivy League school is in the crosshairs of...

Column | Uncertain world, unstoppable grads

This commencement season comes at a time when many college graduates feel uncertain about the world and their place in it. Political and cultural divisions continue to deepen, and...

Grandpa Pudding Brains free associates a commencement address

The real question here is what speech or words are being displayed on the teleprompters, as convicted felon, real estate fraudster, and over 26 times credibly accused of sexual ass...

Grads hear faith-filled words of encouragement, challenges to take into world beyond campus

From Pope Leo XIV and the highest ranking woman at the Vatican to an ambassador and governor, the 2026 graduates at U.S. Catholic colleges and universities heard faith-filled words...

Another graduation speaker hypes AI to boos, tells students their education is already obsolete

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and private equity managerial Gloria Caulfield, addressing graduates, both got booed recently as they talked up AI. You'd think commencement speakers...

The students booing AI aren’t Luddites

It’s graduation week, which means the emissaries of the nation’s elite are now descending onto college campuses to deliver the much-discussed and, they hope, indelibly quotable col...

Roger Federer at Dartmouth 2024 Commencement Address

  Tennis great-turned-philanthropist Roger Federer delivered the Commencement address at Dartmouth on June 9, 2024. The eight-time Wimbledon champion gave pointers on how to win at...

Yeshiva University Celebrates 95th Commencement as Keynote Speaker Ambassador Mike Huckabee Calls on Graduates to Lead w...

More than 5,000 gathered as the University marked America's 250th anniversary, reflected on the enduring bond between America and Israel, and witnessed a surprise musical performan...

Harvard students cheer graduation speaker encouraging them to mercilessly destroy AI

Various business stiffs wheeled out lately to tell graduates to "deal" with AI were surprised to find themselves booed and jeered. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, private equity st...

Booing Commencement Speakers Over AI Is Becoming a Trend

Apparently, students don’t love cheering on a technology that might prevent them from getting jobs.

‘F*** this guy’: Graduation speakers keep getting booed for talking about artificial intelligence

Commencement speakers want new graduates to feel optimistic about artificial intelligence — instead students are booing. New grads tell Josh Marcus that their fury about doddering...