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.
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