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Released: 21-Mar-2008 10:25 AM EDT
Journalist Bob Woodruff to Deliver 2008 Commencement Address for Syracuse University, SUNY-ESF
Syracuse University

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.

Released: 14-Mar-2008 11:20 AM EDT
Philosopher Judith Butler to Speak at Grinnell College Commencement
Grinnell College

Philosopher and gender politics expert Judith Butler will address the Grinnell College Class of 2008 on Mon., May 19.

Released: 6-Mar-2008 4:00 PM EST
SEC Chair Christopher Cox to Keynote Northeastern University’s 106th Commencement
Northeastern University

Described by Newsweek as "the enforcer in America's corporate boardrooms", Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Chris Cox has overseen one of the most dramatic and successful shifts in the agency's history, introducing sweeping new regulations to hold corporate leaders accountable and uniting fractious groups on Capitol Hill. Northeastern's newest graduates will hear from him on May 2, when Cox delivers their keynote address.

Released: 21-Feb-2008 12:00 AM EST
Lesley Stahl to Deliver Colgate's 2008 Commencement Address
Colgate University

Lesley Stahl, an award-winning correspondent for 60 Minutes and author of Reporting Live, will deliver the keynote address at Colgate University's 187th commencement exercises on Sunday, May 18, 2008.

Released: 22-May-2007 5:10 PM EDT
U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings Speaks for ECSU's 144th Commencement
Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City State University held its Spring Commencement at Roebuck Stadium with U. S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) as its keynote speaker.

Released: 20-May-2007 1:00 PM EDT
Thomas Friedman Challenges Graduates To Shape the World With Creativity, Innovation
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Emerging scientists, mathematicians, and engineers will play a critical role in the future success of the United States, Thomas Friedman told the graduating Class of 2007 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times and best-selling author of The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century addressed nearly 1,500 graduating students and their families.

Released: 20-May-2007 12:00 AM EDT
“Wear a Helmet,” Lee Woodruff Tells Colgate Grads
Colgate University

In a triumphant return to their alma mater today, former co-anchor of World News Tonight Bob Woodruff '83 and journalist Lee McConaughy Woodruff '82 together offered 10 practical life tips "” such as "wear a helmet and buckle your seatbelt" "” to Colgate University's Class of 2007.

Released: 20-May-2007 12:00 AM EDT
St. Lawrence President Blasts Education Secretary In Speech
St. Lawrence University

At its Commencement ceremony held on Sunday, May 20, St. Lawrence University President Daniel F. Sullivan blasted U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, calling a recent report issued by a commission she appointed "a national embarrassment."

Released: 9-May-2007 4:20 PM EDT
Former U.S. Secretary of Treasury Paul O’Neill Keynote Speaker at Thomas Jefferson U Commencement
Thomas Jefferson University

Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Paul O'Neill will address the graduating classes at the annual commencement exercises for Jefferson Medical College and Jefferson College of Graduate Studies.

Released: 8-May-2007 4:55 PM EDT
Dr. Judith Rodin to Receive Honorary Degree at USP’s 186th Commencement Ceremony
University of the Sciences

As part of its 2007 Commencement ceremony, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (USP) will bestow an honorary doctorate of science on Rockefeller Foundation President and past University of Pennsylvania President, Dr. Judith Rodin. Dr. Rodin will receive the degree and address USP's 186th graduating class on May 23, 2007, at 1 p.m., at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts.

Released: 7-May-2007 2:15 PM EDT
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Speaker for 135th Berea College Commencement May 27
Berea College

Harvard University scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., will be Berea College's Commencement speaker. Producer and host of PBS series "African American Lives," which used genealogy and genetics to show just how related we all are, Gates will speak May 27 at the Kentucky college founded in 1855 whose motto is "God has made of one blood all peoples of the earth."

Released: 4-May-2007 11:40 AM EDT
Colloquy To Highlight Global Challenges at Intersection of Politics and Technology
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

On May 18, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host a discussion about global challenges at the intersection of politics and technology, featuring four prominent leaders who bring unique perspectives to bear on these critical issues. The public colloquy will be moderated by Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson and will include the Institute's three Commencement honorees "” Thomas Friedman, Don Hewitt, and Mae Jemison.

Released: 2-May-2007 5:20 PM EDT
U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer to Speak at UMD Commencement
University of Maryland, College Park

U.S. House Majority Leader, Steny Hoyer, D-Md., will speak to University of Maryland graduates at the spring commencement on May 20. Hoyer, a Maryland alum, is the highest-ranking member of Congress to ever serve the state. When Hoyer was elected by his colleagues to the number two leadership spot in the House late last year, it captured the imagination of the graduating class, according to senior psychology major Jesse Fox, who chaired the senior council's commencement speaker selection committee. "Right after they declared he was going to be House Majority Leader, he moved right to the top of our list," Fox told the university student newspaper, the Diamondback.

Released: 30-Apr-2007 5:40 PM EDT
Congressman Moran to Speak at National Capital Region Commencement
Virginia Tech

Congressman Jim Moran, Eighth Congressional District representative of Virginia, is scheduled to address the 2007 graduates of the Virginia Tech National Capital Region during the university's commencement ceremony at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, May 13, in Fairfax, Va.

Released: 26-Apr-2007 6:35 PM EDT
Peace Corps Deputy Director to Speak at Michigan Tech Commencement
Michigan Technological University

Josephine Olsen will address over 800 graduates at the home of one of the largest Peace Corps Master's International Programs in the nation.

Released: 26-Apr-2007 6:25 PM EDT
World-Leading Litigation Lawyer to Speak at Western Illinois University Commencement
Western Illinois University

Dan Webb, who has been ranked as the No. 1 litigator in the United States by Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Litigation Lawyers, will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters and speak to the 2007 class at the 1 p.m. Saturday, May 12 Commencement Ceremony in Macomb, IL.

Released: 26-Apr-2007 9:00 AM EDT
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Africa’s First Female Head of State, Addresses Spelman College Class of 2007
Spelman College

Often referred to as "The Iron Lady" by political supporters, Ms. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first Black woman president of Liberia, will address the Spelman College Class of 2007 at 4 p.m., Sunday, May 20, at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Decatur, Ga. President Johnson-Sirleaf will also receive an honorary degree.

Released: 25-Apr-2007 5:25 PM EDT
Richard Haass to Give Commencement Address at Hamilton College
Hamilton College

Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, will deliver the Commencement address at Hamilton College on Sunday, May 20, at 10:30 a.m. in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House.

Released: 18-Apr-2007 5:05 PM EDT
New York Times Columnist David Brooks to Address Wake Forest Graduates
Wake Forest University

David Brooks, a columnist for The New York Times and a regular analyst on the "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" and National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," will address approximately 1,500 Wake Forest University graduates and receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree during an outdoor ceremony at 9 a.m. May 21.

Released: 17-Apr-2007 5:50 PM EDT
H. Lee Scott, Johnetta B. Cole at University of Arkansas Commencement
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

H. Lee Scott, president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart, and Johnnetta B. Cole, president of Bennett College for Women, will receive honorary degrees and address graduating students at the University of Arkansas 2007 All-University Commencement at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, May 12.

Released: 16-Apr-2007 3:20 PM EDT
St. Lawrence Will Honor Alum, Author, Educator At Commencement
St. Lawrence University

St. Lawrence University will confer honorary degrees on three distinguished visitors at its May 20 Commencement, all of whom will give brief addresses.

Released: 13-Apr-2007 7:15 PM EDT
Tim Russert Is Washington University's Commencement Speaker
Washington University in St. Louis

Tim Russert, the managing editor and moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press" and political analyst for "NBC Nightly News" and the "Today" show, has been selected to give the 2007 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton.

Released: 13-Apr-2007 9:00 AM EDT
Northeastern University Commencement
Northeastern University

Nicholas P. Negroponte, co-founder of the MIT Media Laboratory and creator of One Laptop per Child, will deliver the commencement address to approximately 2,200 Northeastern University undergraduate students on Saturday, May 5 at 10 a.m. in Boston's TD Banknorth Garden.

Released: 12-Apr-2007 4:45 PM EDT
Political Strategist Donna Brazile to Speak at LSU Graduation
Louisiana State University

LSU alumna Donna Brazile, widely considered to be one of the most influential African American women in modern American politics, will deliver the keynote address during LSU's 262nd commencement exercises May 18 in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Released: 11-Apr-2007 3:00 PM EDT
Webb to Speak at VCU’s Commencement
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., will be the featured speaker at Virginia Commonwealth University's 2007 spring commencement ceremony.

Released: 11-Apr-2007 2:45 PM EDT
Chess Grandmaster to Address Spring 2007 Commencement Class
Texas Tech University

Grandmaster Susan Polgar, four-time womens' world chess champion and five-time Olympic chess champion, will speak at Texas Tech University undergraduate commencement ceremonies.

Released: 9-Apr-2007 2:55 PM EDT
Former Presidents Bush and Clinton Keynote Speakers at 2007 UNH Commencement
University of New Hampshire

Former Presidents George H. W. Bush and William Jefferson Clinton are Keynote Speakers at the University of New Hampshire's 137th Commencement May 19, 2007.

Released: 9-Apr-2007 1:50 PM EDT
Tim Russert to Speak at 2007 Centre College Commencement
Centre College

Tim Russert can be described in many ways: top political analyst and journalist, moderator of an award-winning television news show and best-selling author, to name a few. Now Russert can add one more honor to his impressive résumé: keynote speaker at Centre College's 2007 commencement exercises.

Released: 9-Apr-2007 9:00 AM EDT
Richard Haass to Give Commencement Address at Hamilton College
Hamilton College

Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, will deliver the Commencement address at Hamilton College on Sunday, May 20, at 10:30 a.m. in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House.

Released: 6-Apr-2007 6:40 PM EDT
Navy Surgeon General VADM Donald C. Arthur to Address USU Graduates
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

The Navy's 35th Surgeon General Donald C. Arthur, Vice Admiral, Medical Corps, will address the graduates of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) at the university's 28th Commencement Exercise, Saturday, May 19.

Released: 5-Apr-2007 5:40 PM EDT
Three to Speak/Receive Honorary Degrees at Clarkson University
Clarkson University

Santokh S. Badesha, Xerox fellow at the Xerox Corporation; Sandy S. Ginsberg, engineer and construction executive; and Andrew C. Palmer, the Jafar Research Professor of Petroleum Engineering at Cambridge University, will speak and receive honorary degrees at Clarkson University's 114th commencement on Sunday, May 13.

Released: 5-Apr-2007 12:20 PM EDT
Martin Keynotes WSSU Commencement May 5
Winston-Salem State University

UNC Senior Vice President and Former Chancellor to Keynote Spring WSSU Commencement May 5.

Released: 5-Apr-2007 11:45 AM EDT
Pat Conroy to Speak at UNC Pembroke's Commencement
University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Author Pat Conroy will be the commencement speaker May 5 at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Commencement is at 10 a.m. on the soccer field next to Lumbee Hall. An estimated 527 undergraduate and graduate candidates will receive diplomas in an outdoor ceremony.

Released: 5-Apr-2007 11:30 AM EDT
SUNY Upstate Medical University Commencement May 20
SUNY Upstate Medical University

Philip a. Wolf, M.D., and Richard W. Doust to receive honorary degrees at SUNY Upstate Medical University Commencement May 20.

Released: 5-Apr-2007 11:15 AM EDT
Alberto Bustani to be Graduate Commencement Speaker
Virginia Tech

Alberto Bustani, president of the Monterrey Region of the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in Mexico, will deliver the keynote address at Virginia Tech's 2007 Graduate Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 11. Bustani is also a leading environmental researcher and advocate.

Released: 4-Apr-2007 5:30 PM EDT
Bud Collins is Commencement Speaker
Baldwin Wallace University

Journalist and tennis commentator Bud Collins returns to his alma mater, Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio, to deliver the commencement address on May 6 at George Finnie Stadium.

Released: 3-Apr-2007 8:30 PM EDT
Marissa Pei to Speak at Alliant International University Commencement
Alliant International University

Marissa Pei, international corporate consultant and best-selling author, will address graduates Sunday June 3rd in Los Angeles, California.

Released: 3-Apr-2007 4:05 PM EDT
Rye Barcott Chosen as Commencement Speaker for UNC School of Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Rye Barcott, 27-year-old founder and president of Carolina for Kibera and captain in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, will speak at the commencement ceremony for the University of North Carolina School of Public Health. The ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 12, at 2 p.m. in Memorial Hall.

Released: 3-Apr-2007 3:25 PM EDT
CEO to speak at University of Delaware Commencement
University of Delaware

William P. Kupper Jr., president and chief executive officer of BusinessWeek group, a leading global business and media organization, will speak at the University of Delaware's 158th Commencement, scheduled at 9 a.m., Saturday, May 26, in Delaware Stadium on the Newark campus.

Released: 2-Apr-2007 3:35 PM EDT
Thomas Friedman To Deliver 2007 Commencement Address at Rensselaer
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Thomas L. Friedman, best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times, will deliver the 2007 Commencement address at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on May 19 at 9:30 a.m. on the Harkness Field. Friedman also will receive an honorary degree at the ceremony, along with pioneering producer Don Hewitt, best known as the creator of the weekly CBS-TV news program 60 Minutes.

Released: 2-Apr-2007 1:15 PM EDT
Gen. Abizaid Virginia Tech 2007 Commencement Speaker
Virginia Tech

General John Philip Abizaid, U.S. Army (Ret.), former Commander of the U.S. Central Command that oversees American military operations in a 27-country region including the Middle East, and whose experience includes Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2003 to 2007, will speak at Virginia Tech's Commencement May 11 at Lane Stadium/Worsham Field.

Released: 30-Mar-2007 9:35 PM EDT
Angela Davis to Speak at Grinnell College Commencement May 21
Grinnell College

Angela Y. Davis, formerly associated with the Black Panther Party in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as the Communist Party of the United States of America, will Davis will address Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, Commencement ceremony on May 21.

Released: 30-Mar-2007 10:05 AM EDT
Journalists Bob and Lee Woodruff to deliver Colgate’s 2007 commencement address
Colgate University

Colgate University graduates Bob Woodruff '83, former co-anchor of ABC News's World News Tonight program, and his wife, journalist Lee McConaughy Woodruff '82, will together deliver the keynote address at Colgate's 186th commencement exercises Sunday, May 20.

Released: 30-Mar-2007 9:00 AM EDT
Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Speak at NU Commencement
Northwestern University

Julia Louis-Dreyfus to address graduates, parents and guests and receive an honorary doctor of arts degree.

Released: 29-Mar-2007 3:15 PM EDT
Oshinsky to Speak at University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

Dr. David M. Oshinsky, winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in the history category, will be the speaker at the 124th Spring Commencement at The University of Texas at Austin, May 19 on the Main Mall.

Released: 29-Mar-2007 8:50 AM EDT
Commencements Announced for UT Health Science Center' at Houston's Six Schools
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Distinguished speakers will address faculty, staff, students and guests when the six professional schools of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston hold their 2007 graduation ceremonies.

Released: 28-Mar-2007 5:00 PM EDT
Author John Grisham to Speak at University of Virginia’s 2007 Graduation
University of Virginia

The University of Virginia announced today that best-selling novelist John Grisham will be the commencement speaker at the University's 178th Final Exercises on May 20, 2007. Grisham will speak on the historic Lawn at 10 a.m., following the traditional academic procession.

Released: 28-Mar-2007 3:20 PM EDT
Brian Williams to Speak at Tulane University's Commencement
Tulane University

NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, the nation's most-watched news anchor, will deliver the keynote address to graduates at Tulane University's 2007 commencement May 19 at 9 a.m. in the New Orleans Arena.

Released: 27-Mar-2007 3:45 PM EDT
Michael Bloomberg to Deliver Address at Tufts' Commencement
Tufts University

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will deliver the commencement address at Tufts University on May 20 in his hometown of Medford, Mass. The entrepreneur and philanthropist will be joined by a composer, nanotechnology pioneer, astronaut, dancer and Nobel laureate in economics in receiving honorary degrees from Tufts.

Released: 29-Nov-2006 3:25 PM EST
United Way's Brian Gallagher is December Commencement Speaker at Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park

United Way President and CEO Brian Gallagher will be the featured Commencement speaker at the University of Maryland this December 20.



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