Irish President Mary McAleese challenged Mount Holyoke College graduates Sunday to keep up the fight to bring equal rights and opportunities to women and men across the globe.
Judith Rodin, Ph.D., president of The Rockefeller Foundation and former president of the University of Pennsylvania, will address the graduating classes at the 185th annual commencement exercises for Jefferson Medical College and Jefferson College of Graduate Studies. She will receive an honorary doctor of science degree during the Friday, May 29th ceremonies at 10:30 a.m., at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts on South Broad Street in Philadelphia.
Denton A. Cooley, M.D., an American pioneer in heart surgery, will be the guest speaker at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's 114th convocation on Friday, May 22, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine commencement celebrates those who changed medicine and those who fought for change. Michael J. Fox and Earvin "Magic" Johnson are among leaders and luminaries from science, sports, entertainment and philanthropy who set a high standard for class of 2009.
Mary Woolley, president of Research!America, has been selected as the graduation speaker at the 2009 Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) Diploma and Awards Ceremony on May 21, 2009.
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia will officially launch the careers of the next generation of pharmacists, scientists, and healthcare professionals when the University conducts its 188th commencement ceremony on Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at 1 p.m.
It will be an "all-green" event when Mount Holyoke College celebrates its 172nd commencement and confers 600 degrees on Sunday, May 24 -- beginning with the president of the Emerald Isle as commencement speaker.
Inexperience and time give recent college graduates an advantage in solving the problems of inequity in education in the United States, said Wendy Kopp to the Class of 2009 during the 148th Commencement ceremony at Washington University in St. Louis. "This is a solvable problem," said Kopp, the founder and chief executive officer of Teach For America "” a national corps of outstanding college graduates who commit to teach for at least two years in some of the country's highest-need schools.
TV journalists Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt will speak May 17 at Gettysburg College's 174th Commencement. The 11 a.m. ceremony will take place on the north side of Pennsylvania Hall. In addition to speaking, Woodruff, a senior correspondent for PBS' "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," and Hunt, a managing editor of Bloomberg News, will receive honorary degrees. The two are married and often speak as a duo.
Dr. Nancy L. Snyderman, FACS, chief medical editor of NBC News, will deliver the keynote address to the graduating physicians of the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, during the school's Convocation Ceremony on Monday, May 18, at 7 p.m. at the State Theatre in New Brunswick.
Hill Harper, known to CSI:NY viewers as Sheldon Hawkes, is a successful film and television actor, as well as an award-winning author of two motivational books for minority youth. He was also a Harvard Law School classmate with Barack Obama. He will be the speaker at the 170th Westfield State College Commencement May 16 in Westfield, Mass.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its first graduating class, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University will welcome Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, to deliver the 2009 commencement address.
A summary of several commencement ceremonies at Johns Hopkins University.
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a national leader in transforming America's health systems for people to live healthier lives and receive the health care they need, will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary Doctor of Science degree at the Medical College of Wisconsin's 96th annual commencement exercises.
Activist, philosopher, scholar, sociopolitical critic and one of the most provocative and influential intellectuals of our time, Cornel West, Ph. D., will serve as the keynote speaker for Spelman College's commencement exercises, Sunday, May 17, 2009, at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church at 5 p.m. Considered a drum major for justice and a tireless, fearless change agent in America's discourse on race, justice and democracy, Dr. West will charge the class of 2009 to challenge the status quo as they go forth to fulfill their commitment to change the world.
Graduation for the 168th class of the NYU School of Medicine will take place on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center Plaza in New York City. The class of 2009 comprises 80 women and 84 men, ranging from early 20s to mid 40s who come from 26 different states, Puerto Rico and Canada. Of the 164 graduates, 32 will remain at NYU for their residency and 76% received appointments at the top 50 medical schools.
Louise Slaughter, one of the top Democratic leaders in Congress, will address May 17 commencement for Arts, Sciences and Engineering at the University of Rochester.
Mike Judge, an alumnus of the University of California, San Diego and creator behind cult films and TV shows such as "Office Space," and "King of the Hill," will serve as keynote speaker at the university's 2009 All Campus Graduation Celebration. The second-annual All Campus Graduation Celebration on June 12 will give graduating students at UC San Diego's six colleges and alumni an opportunity to commemorate graduation in a large-scale celebration.
Leader in higher education apologizes to new graduates at University of Kentucky for the mess his generation has left the U.S. in.
Air Force Lieutenant General James G. Roudebush, Medical Corps, the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, will address the graduates of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, or USU, at the university's 30th Commencement Exercise, Saturday, May 16, 11 a.m.
Francis Collins, former director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the National Institutes of Health, will be the featured speaker at Virginia Commonwealth University's 2009 spring commencement.
As a Case Western Reserve University alumnus, Dr. David Satcher, the 16th Surgeon General of the United States, will return to his alma mater to inspire a new class of graduates when he delivers the 2009 Commencement speech on Sunday, May 17, at 9:30 a.m. in Veale Convocation, Athletic and Recreation Center on the Case Western Reserve campus.
Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Robert Rodriguez will be the speaker at the 126th Spring Commencement at The University of Texas at Austin, May 23 on the Main Mall.
Ellen DeGeneres to deliver keynote address at Tulane University's 2009 "Katrina Class" Commencement.
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will address the Sarah Lawrence College graduating class of 2009 at Commencement ceremonies on May 22 at 10 a.m. on the College's south lawn.
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will deliver GW's Commencement keynote speech on the National Mall, May 17, 2009. Emanuel and esteemed higher education advocate Jeanne Narum, and internationally renowned sculptor John Safer to receive honorary degrees.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will deliver the commencement address at Tufts University on Sunday, May 17, at 9 a.m. on Tufts' Medford/Somerville, Mass., campus. Patrick will receive an honorary doctorate of laws. Six other distinguished leaders will also receive honorary doctorates.
Thomas L. Friedman, internationally acclaimed author and foreign affairs columnist for The New York Times, will speak at the University of Delaware's 160th Commencement exercises, scheduled at 9 a.m., Saturday, May 30, in Delaware Stadium on the Newark campus.
USC holds its 126th commencement ceremony on May 15. Commencement speaker is Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Other speakers include Calif. Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown. More info: usc.edu/commencement.
Google Vice President of Search Products and User Experience Marissa Mayer will deliver the commencement address at Illinois Institute of Technology's 2009 ceremony on Saturday, May 16, on IIT's Main Campus.
A global business leader, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, a pioneering entrepreneur and prominent art collector, and a renowned strategic consultant to corporations and countries will share insights on taking "The Long View: Leading and Thriving in Challenging Times," in a conversation convened and moderated by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson.
Wendy Kopp, founder and C.E.O. of Teach For America "” the national corps of outstanding college graduates who commit to teach for at least two years in some of the country's highest-need schools "” has been selected to give the 2009 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis.
During its 123rd commencement, American University will honor a dedicated public servant, a Wall Street executive, the founding director of a long-awaited national museum, an international human rights activist, and a prominent journalist when it confers honorary doctoral degrees to speakers.
Vice President Joe Biden will deliver Wake Forest University's 2009 commencement address and receive an honorary doctor of laws degree in an outdoor ceremony on Hearn Plaza at 9 a.m. May 18. Biden will be the first sitting vice president to deliver a commencement address at Wake Forest.
Robert M. D'Alessandri, M.D., president and dean of The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC), will be the guest speaker when Misericordia University hosts its 83rd annual Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 16 at 2 p.m. in the Anderson Sports and Health Center on campus. A baccalaureate Mass will precede the ceremony at 10:30 a.m.
Kimberly Dozier, a CBS News correspondent reporting from Baghdad, Iraq, became the victim of a car bombing on Memorial Day 2006. In her subsequent memoir about the attack and its aftermath, she wrote about recovering from injuries including shrapnel in the head, a fractured femur, severe burns and emotional distress. Dozier, a Wellesley College alumna from the class of 1987, will address the approximately 600 members of the Class of 2009 and their friends and families at Wellesley College's 131st Commencement.
New York Times columnist and acclaimed author Thomas Friedman will address the Grinnell College Class of 2009 at Commencement on May 18 on Central Campus.
The first commencement address delivered by Hall of Fame baseball player Cal Ripken Jr. will be that presented during the University of Delaware commencement exercises to be held beginning at 9 am, Saturday, May 31, and a live satellite feed will be available.
While striving for success, the leaders of tomorrow must also pursue internal authenticity and happiness to discover ways of making a difference in the world, David Gergen told the graduating Class of 2008 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The author, editor, presidential adviser, political analyst, and Harvard professor addressed more than 2,000 graduating students and their families May 17 at Rensselaer's 202nd Commencement on the Harkness Field.
Elias Zerhouni, M.D., the 15th director of the National Institutes of Health, will address the graduates of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) at the university's 29th Commencement Exercise, Saturday, May 17.
National political commentators (and husband and wife) James Carville and Mary Matalin will deliver the keynote address at Tulane University's Unified Commencement on May 17 at 9 a.m. This year marks the return of Tulane's commencement to the Louisiana Superdome for the first time since Hurricane Katrina.
Jim Shaughnessy, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of Orbitz Worldwide, will speak at Northern's May 3 commencement. The NMU alumnus will also receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
University of Maryland, Baltimore will hold Commencement Exercises on Friday, May 16 at 3 p.m.
A former U.S. poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner; an internationally known economist and educator; a philanthropist; and a chemical engineer will receive honorary degrees and speak at Binghamton University Commencement ceremonies May 17 and 18.
American University will honor two dedicated public servants, one of the founding editors of USA TODAY and a pioneering environmental research scientist when it confers honorary doctoral degrees at its 122nd commencement scheduled for Sunday, May 11 and Sunday, May 18.
David Eisenhower, the grandson of the 34th president of the United States and namesake of the presidential retreat Camp David, will be the guest speaker when Misericordia University hosts its 82nd annual Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 17 at 2 p.m. in the Anderson Sports and Health Center.
Will Shortz, crossword editor for The New York Times, subject of the 2006 feature film "Wordplay" and an Indiana University alumnus, will present the commencement address at IU Bloomington Saturday, May 3.
ABC News Justice Department Correspondent Pierre Thomas will address graduates at Virginia Tech's 28th National Capital Region Commencement Ceremony at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, May 11.
Hoda Kotb, "Dateline NBC" correspondent and co-anchor of NBC's "Today" show, will address Virginia Tech's Class of 2008 during University Commencement exercises Friday, May 9.
ABC News journalist Bob Woodruff will deliver the 2008 Commencement address to graduates of Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) during joint exercises Sunday, May 11, in the Carrier Dome.
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